Davis Dam
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Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles (110 km) downstream from Hoover Dam. It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1923. The United States Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam, which was completed in 1951.Davis Dam impounds the Colorado River and forms Lake Mohave.
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Old State Route 163, Bullhead City
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N 35.19876 ° | E -114.56949 ° |
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Old State Route 163
Old State Route 163
Bullhead City
Arizona, United States
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