Gillespie Dam
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gillespie-dam-199-16431603
title:
Gillespie Dam
text:
The Gillespie Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Gila River between the towns of Buckeye and Gila Bend, Arizona. The dam was constructed during the 1920s for primarily irrigation purposes. It was key to the development of a 72,000-acre (29,000 ha) parcel owned by "millionaire" W.S. Gillespie of Tulsa, Oklahoma, initially allowing for irrigation of 10,000 acres (4,000 ha). A portion of the dam failed unexpectedly in 1993 during unusually heavy rains.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Dam in Maricopa County, Arizona
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillespie_Dam
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date modified:
2023-12-29T18:14:36Z
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