Horse Mesa Dam

concrete thin arch dam located in the Superstition Mountains
Place dam Q5905501
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Summary

Horse Mesa Dam is a dam[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Horse Mesa Dam is located in Maricopa County[3].
  • Horse Mesa Dam is located in Arizona[4].
  • Horse Mesa Dam is in the country of United States[5].
  • Horse Mesa Dam is on the body of water Salt River[6].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[7].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[8].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's instance of is recorded as pumped-storage power station[9].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's Commons category is recorded as Horse Mesa Dam[10].
  • 1924 marks the founding of Horse Mesa Dam[11].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.5908, 'lon': -111.344}[12].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Salt River[13].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's service entry is recorded as 1927[14].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[15].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+201'}[16].
  • Horse Mesa Dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+583.4'}[17].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'megawatt', 'amount': '+129.5'}[18].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's located in protected area is recorded as Tonto National Forest[19].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Gila River basin[20].
  • Horse Mesa Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Apache Lake[21].

Body

Geography

Horse Mesa Dam is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Maricopa County[3], a county of Arizona[22], in United States[23], founded in 1871[24] and Arizona[4], an U.S. state[25], in United States[26], founded in 1912[27]. It is on the body of water Salt River[6].

Physical Characteristics

Horse Mesa Dam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+583.4'}[17]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+201'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dam[7], hydroelectric power station[8], and pumped-storage power station[9]. Horse Mesa Dam's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[15].

History and Context

1924 marks the founding of Horse Mesa Dam[11].

Why It Matters

Horse Mesa Dam ranks in the top 6% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Form EIA-860M. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Form EIA-860M. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Inventory of Dams. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Form EIA-860. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place"
  2. 9w ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Inception → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Maricopa County, Arizona
    Located in protected area → Tonto National Forest
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Global energy monitor wiki id: Horse_Mesa_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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