General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ................ Lower Colorado
• State (Map) .................................. Arizona
• County ...................................... Pinal, Gila
• Project .................... San Carlos Irrigation
• Dam type ...... Reinforced concrete multiple dome
    and buttress, similar to multiple arch and buttress
• Location ....... 31 miles east of Globe, AZ
• Watercourse ............................. Gila River
• Reservoir ....................... San Carlos Lake
• Original construction .............. 1924-1928
• Modified ................................... 1992-1994
• National ID Number ................. AZ10436
• Hydrologic Unit Code ................

Hydraulics

• Total storage to
    El. 2511 ............................ 910,000 acre-ft
• Total spillway
    Capacity at El. 2557 ............. 295,170 cfs
• Dam crest
    Capacity at El. 2557 ............. 163,590 cfs
• Outlet works
    Capacity at El. 2511 ................. 5,000 cfs

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation .............................. 2535.3 ft
• Structural Height ................................ 249 ft
• Hydraulic Height ................................ 220 ft
• Crest Length ....................................... 580 ft
• Top thickness of domes ....................... 4 ft
• Maximum buttress length ................. 245 ft
• Volume of Concrete ............. 200,000 cu yd

Hydrology

• Drainage area .......................... 12,870 sq mi
• Hydrometeorological Report ............... NA
• PMF ........................................ 1987 Summer
• Volume ....... 2,143,000 acre-ft over 17 days
• Peak inflow ................................. 800,000 cfs
• Maximum water surface ................... 2557 ft