Lake Pleasant and New Waddell Dam

Part of: Central Arizona Project Regulatory Storage Division

New Waddell Dam is located on the Agua Fria River about 35 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, and impounds Lake Pleasant. The primary purpose of this facility is to store Colorado River water for CAP use. The dam also stores Agua Fria River runoff and provides flood protection by controlling the river flows. New Waddell Dam is located one-half mile downstream of the original Waddell Dam, which is now covered in the enlarged Lake Pleasant. The original Waddell Dam was built by the Maricopa Water District (MWD) to provide water for MWD lands on the west side of Phoenix. MWD continues to receive its water supply from Lake Pleasant.

This collection contains the results of cultural resource investigations and records of cultural resource management for the Lake Pleasant area.


Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-53 of 53)

Archaeological Assessment of 16 Sites at Lake Pleasant Regional Park Archaeological Testing at AZ T:3:79(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
Cultural Resources Assessment of 39 Sites in the Agua Fria Conservation Area Cultural Resources Inventory for the Proposed Lake Pleasant Regional Park Wind Hazard Project, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona

Damage Assessment of AZ T:4:157(ASM) and AZ T:4:156(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
Homesteading and Ranching in the Vicinity of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona
Intensive Cultural Resource Survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona Lake Pleasant 52 Sites Relocation

Lake Pleasant 8 Sites Relocation
Lake Pleasant Condition Assessments for 41 Sites
Lake Pleasant Regional Park Cultural Resources Management Plan
Individual Resources
Phase 1 Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a Multicomponent Rockshelter at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona

Phase 2 Data Recovery at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a Multicomponent Rockshelter at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona