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	Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rock-fill dams are embankments of loose rock with either a watertight upstream face of concrete slabs or timber or a watertight core.
		Earth dams, also called earthen and earth-fill dams, are constructed as a simple homogeneous embankment of well-compacted earth, sometimes with a watertight concrete or clay core or upstream face, or sometimes with a hydraulic fill to produce a watertight core.
		A type of temporary earth dam occasionally used in high latitudes is the frozen-core dam, in which a coolant is circulated through pipes inside the dam to maintain a watertight region of permafrost within it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dam (2374 words)

	Parker Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parker Dam is a concrete gravity-arch dam which spans the Colorado river, at a point 155 miles (250 km) downstream of Hoover Dam.
		The dam's primary functions are to act as a reservoir, and to generate hydroelectric power.
		The aqueduct is operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water to almost all cities in the greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parker_Dam (278 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - Parker Dam - PA DCNR
		Parker Dam is a good base to explore the surrounding state forest.
		Parker Dam State Park is a haven for winter activities.
		Parker Dam is in the elk range and wild elk may be observed in the woodlands and fields.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/parkerdam.aspx (2385 words)

	parker dam
		Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world; 73 percent of its structural height of 320 feet is below the original riverbed.
		Parker Dam's primary purpose is to provide reservoir storage for water to be pumped into the Colorado River and Central Arizona Project Aqueducts.
		Parker Dam was constructed with funds advanced by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
	www.smokindragon.net /parkerdam.html (251 words)

	Parker Dam -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is 320 ft high and is claimed to be the deepest, although not the highest, dam in the world.
		The dam's primary functions are to act as a (Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)) reservoir, and to generate (additional info and facts about hydroelectric) hydroelectric power.
		The reservoir behind the dam is called (additional info and facts about Lake Havasu) Lake Havasu and can store over 210 billion gallons of water.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/parker_dam.htm (103 words)

	RV Life - Travel Feature
		Seventeen miles north of Parker on Highway 95 is Parker Dam, which is touted as the world’s deepest dam, with 235 feet of it below the bed of the Colorado River, 85 feet of the dam above the river to road level, and 62 feet of superstructure above the road.
		Parker Dam spans the Colorado River between Arizona and California and the powerplant is on the California side.
		The Parker Historic Society’s Museum, 1214 California Avenue, is an interesting collection of Indian artifacts, old mining equipment, pictures of the building of Parker Dam, and the World War II Japanese internment camp located in this area.
	www.rvlife.com /travel.html (1023 words)

	Community information, Points of interest, Parker Area Chamber of Commerce, the Official Website - A River Info Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There are also large photo exhibits from the building of the Parker Dam and the World War II Japanese internment camps, one of which was located in Poston.
		Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world at 320 feet and is one of the most visited Power Plant in the local area.
		Parker Dam is operated with Hoover and Davis Dams to bring water and power benefits to residents of the lower Colorado River Basin.
	www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com /community_pi.html (1542 words)

	Parker Area Tourism Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Parker is located on the east bank of the Colorado River, 163 miles west of Phoenix and 250 miles east of LA. The Parker area consists of a number of separate but interrelated areas.
		There is the town of Parker, Parker South, the Arizona side of the Colorado river area, and the communities on the California side.
		Parker Dam, the deepest dam in the world, is one of the community's many landmarks.
	www.parkertourism.com (589 words)

	ProgressNow.org Weblog: Comment on Parker Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As an environmentalist, I can't say that I'm thrilled about it, but Parker Water & Sanitation did work hard to mitigate environmental impacts and use this reservoir, in large part, to better manage the limited water resources they have to work with (including their "non-tributary groundwater").
		Parker was relying heavily on pumping groundwater from the Denver Basin aquifers to make this work.
		Now, they are approaching panic mode because (as was well-reported in the local media last year), even that "reliable" resource is disappearing far faster than anyone imagined was possible even a few years ago.
	www.rmpn.org /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1215 (158 words)

	Construction at Parker Dam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the construction of Hoover Dam, the design for Parker Dam were being done by Frank Crowe in Boulder City Nevada.
		In the case of Parker Dam, solid bedrock was found several hundred feet [100m] beneath the original river bed.
		The parker dam cofferdams were put to the test during construction due to a flash flood on the Bill Williams River, several miles upriver.
	www.citlink.net /~davegun/pdConst.html (579 words)

	Parker Dam State Park, a Pennsylvania State Park near Clearfield, Du Bois, Saint Marys
		Parker Dam State Park Snowmobile Trails - PA DCNR - This map is enlarged for easy viewing If you would like to print this map, click here for a map that is formatted for easy printing.
		Parker Dam State Park is located in Clearfield County, 17...
		Parker Dam State Park Mountain Biking : Fall in P.A. - The park trails give parking and trail access to 9 miles of mountain biking trails in the adjacent Moshannon State Forest land.
	www.stateparks.com /parker_dam.html (370 words)

	Wildernet - Parker Dam State Park
		The first dam built in 1934 was washed out in the flood of 1936 and was immediately replaced by the existing dam with its large flood spillway.
		Today, Parker Dam is a recreation haven during the summer months.
		William Parker's dam was the second of five splash dams on Laurel Run used to move logs down to sawmills on the Bennett's Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=PASPPD&cu_id=1 (1403 words)

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		Splash dams were released each spring to float logs down Laurel Run to Bennett's Branch, then to Sinnemahoning Creek, and then into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River for their journey to the sawmills at Williamsport.
		Their handiwork is seen in the stone pavilions and in the CCC Interpretive Center near the breast of the dam.
		Parker Dam State Park R.R. 1, Box 165 Penfield, PA 15849-9799 814-765-0630 Reservations and Information: For general state park information or to reserve a campsite, cabin, picnic pavilion or an organized group tenting area, call 888-PA-PARKS.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /STATEPARKS/parks/printables/parkerdamtxt.txt (3440 words)

	Parker Dam Powerplant Virtual Tour
		Parker Dam, several miles north of Parker, AZ, inundates a portion of the Colorado River to form Lake Havasu.
		Parker is regarded as the "deepest" dam in the world.
		Until mid-1997, Parker Dam's powerplant (the big grey building to the left of the dam in the vidcap above) was open to the public.
	www.geocities.com /destrip/parkerda.htm (1088 words)

	ARIZONA'S WEST COAST : PARKER DAM & QUARTZSITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the desert's most active water playgrounds is found north of Interstate 10, where the 16-mile-long Parker Strip and the town of Parker are a popular stop for jet skiers, water skiers and tubers-particularly during the Great Western Tube Float in June.
		The Parker Historical Society operates a museum that displays Indian and mining artifacts, as well as photo exhibits documenting the construction of Parker Dam and the World War II internment camps that were located in nearby Poston.
		Parker is surrounded by the Colorado River Indian Reservation, jointly populated by the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo tribes-each with its own distinct culture and traditions.
	www.arizonaguide.com /westcoast_parker.asp (496 words)

	Wildernet - Parker Dam State Park
		"Splash dams" were constructed to "splash" logs downstream by storing up a pool of water, then releasing it, causing a flood of water and logs to move downstream.
		The Parker Dam State Park area generally has very cold winter months with temperatures averaging 22 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 degrees Celsius).
		Backpack hikers are offered a special treat because Parker Dam is the western trailhead of the Quehanna Trail System.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=PASPPD&cu_id=1 (1403 words)

	Parker Dam Parker, Arizona (Dams)
		Parker Dam is located on the Colorado River, approximately 16 miles northeast of Parker, Arizona and 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam, in a short section of gorge cut through low-lying hills.
		The dam's spillway consists of five 50x50 foot Stoney gates located across the top of the dam; the gates are placed between hollow piers that contain the gate guides and hold the gate hoist structure.
		Parker Dam is owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Dams Facilities Office in Boulder City, Nevada.
	www.ohwy.com /az/p/parkrker.htm (220 words)

	Parker Dam - Focal point of the Colorado River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The main focus for building Parker Dam was to impound water for distribution for Southern California.
		Parker Dam is one of the most important dams on the Colorado River.
		Parker Dam is important in the 'big picture' as it can be considered as the 'distribution' point for all major water users on the Lower Colorado River.
	www.citlink.net /~davegun/pdIX.html (549 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Parker Dam State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Parker Dam is a trailhead for the Quehanna Trail System, whose 75-plus miles of trails allow backpackers to hike one- to five-day loops that end up back at the park.
		The current dam was built by CCCs in the 1930s.
		Parker Dam's 20-acre lake was created during Pennsylvania's CCC days.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/416lln.htm (338 words)

	Before Parker Dam
		Before Parker Dam was built in the 1930's the area now known as Lake Havasu was a portion of the Colorado River, bordering the states of California and Arizona.
		When Parker Dam was built, portions of the shoreline along the river would eventually be covered by the new lake.
		Before the dam was built, the area sited on maps as Road's End Camp (12 miles north of Parker Dam, California) was the location of a mining claim.
	www.havasumagazine.com /tribejune1999.htm (717 words)

	RoadNotes - Parker Dam Road
		Parker Dam Road is in southeast California and west-central Arizona on the banks of the Colorado River.
		As its name implies, the scenic drive follows Parker Dam Road, which is a two-lane paved road safe for travel by all types of vehicles.
		Parker Dam Road follows the Colorado River through an area commonly referred to as the Parker Strip.
	www.roadnotes.com /scenicdrives/az07.htm (465 words)

	Lake Mead NRA: Davis Dam - DesertUSA
		The Davis Dam and Powerplant facility was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation in Pyramid Canyon, 67 miles downstream from Hoover Dam.
		The Davis Dam and Powerplant facility was constructed at a cost of approximately $67 million and is expected to be paid off by the year 2000.
		Hoover, Davis and Parker dams which are operated integrally to control floods along the river and furnish hydroelectric energy through interconnections with Western Area Power Administration power systems.
	www.desertusa.com /colorado/lm_nra/davis_dam/du_davisdam.html (519 words)

	Parker Dam - DesertUSA
		Parker, Davis and Hoover Dams and their power plants are operated and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from the Lower Colorado Dams Facilities Office at Hoover Dam.
		Parker power plant, located on the California side of the Colorado River immediately below the dam, houses four hydroelectric generating units.
		Parker, Davis and Hoover Dams are interconnected through the Western Area Power Administration transmission system which serves nearly 70 municipalities, cooperatives, federal and state agencies, irrigation districts and investor owned utilities in Nevada, California and Arizona.
	www.desertusa.com /colorado/parker_dam/du_parkerdam.html (1013 words)

	Parker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Parker was founded in 1908 and in 1948 the town was incorporated.
		This dam is known as one of the deepest in the country.
		Parker has a hospital with a helicopter pad and 39 beds to meet the medical needs of the town.
	www.arizonan.com /Parker (717 words)

	Parker Area Chamber of Commerce, the Official Website - A River Info Website
		Parker's economy is based primarily on tourism, retail trade and services.
		The 16-mile strip of the Colorado River, between Parker Dam and Headgate Rock Dam, provides many water-based recreational activities and makes Parker a destination point for tourists and winter visitors.
		Parker also serves as the trade and business center for the Colorado River Indian Reservation and area small towns.
	www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com (159 words)

	ColoradoRiverInfo.com / Waterflow Reports, lake levels, river levels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Releases from Davis and Parker dams will vary from about 8,000 cfs to 22,000 cfs during a 24-hour period.
		The average release from Painted Rock Dam was 2,096 cfs and Alamo Dam was 5,207 cfs.
		The Morelos Dam diversions for the week of March 21, 2005 are expected to be 3,640 cfs.
	www.coloradoriverinfo.com /waterflowreports/2005/0321.html (403 words)

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		The initial purpose of the dam was to provide a reservoir of water to pump to Southern California through the Colorado River Aqueduct, a project initiated and still managed by the Metropolitan Water District.
		The dam is administered by the Bureau of Reclamation.
		From Parker, Arizona, the dam can be accessed by the scenic Parker Dam Road on the California side.
	desertsunwatersports.com /havasu.html (778 words)

	Recreation.gov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the Arizona side of the river and managed by the Mohave County Parks Department(1-877-757-0915) is the Davis Dam Camp, a campground and day use area well appointed for the physically challenged angler and also has boat launching facilities, numerous campsites, RV hookups, and picnic areas.
		Davis Dam Camp was built to house the workers who constructed Davis Dam.
		Parker Dam and Davis Dam (originally named Bullshead) comprise the Parker-Davis Project.
	www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=16 (191 words)

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