Mormon Flat Dam

Mormon Flat Dam c. 1935

The Mormon Flat Dam is a dam on the Salt River located Northeast of Phoenix, Arizona.

The dam is 380 feet long, 224 feet high and was built between 1923-25. The Dam is named after nearby Mormon Flat, a place where LDS settlers from Utah stopped to camp. There are two hydroelectric generating units in the dam; rated at 10,000 and 50,000 kW. The dam forms the Canyon Lake as it slows the passage of the Salt River.

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Coordinates: 33°33′15″N 111°26′33″W / 33.55417°N 111.44250°W / 33.55417; -111.44250


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