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.


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Archaeological Assessment of 16 Sites at Lake Pleasant Regional Park
  • Archaeological Assessment of 16 Sites at Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Photo Log (2008)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.. Paige B. Florie.

    In December 2008, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) re-visited 16 sites in Lake Regional Park to assess their condition. ACS archaeologists documented the sites and evaluated their current state of preservation. The photo log for the project contains detailed information for the select project photos that were curated at the following tDAR URL: http://core.tdar.org/image/393014

Archaeological Testing at AZ T:3:79(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
  • Archaeological Testing at AZ T:3:79(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona (1993)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven M. Troncone.

    In November of 1992, at the request of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted an evaluation of a portion of AZ T:3:79(ASM). Subsurface testing was performed because proposed road modifications had the potential to impact the cultural resources present. Testing was limited to a 5 m right-of-way on either side of the existing road. The objectives were to define the nature and extent of any buried cultural material and make recommendations...

Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
  • Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Archaeological Sites Located in Lake Pleasant Regional Park (2006)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Glenn Stuart. Teresa L. Pinter.

    In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...

  • Cultural Resource Assessment of 13 Archaeological Sites Located in Lake Pleasant Regional Park: Photo Log (2006)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    In the mid-1990s, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) completed a survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The survey was undertaken to identify all cultural resources within the Park, which was acquired by Reclamation as part of construction of New Waddell Dam. In the intervening years, the Park has seen continued and increasing recreational use. In the 11 years since it completed the survey of the Park, Reclamation has monitored activity at nine of the 183 sites in the Park with the...

Cultural Resources Assessment of 39 Sites in the Agua Fria Conservation Area
  • Cultural Resources Assessment of 39 Archaeological Sites in the Agua Fria Conservation Area: Photo Log (2007)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.. Glenn Stuart.

    In October 2007, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) re-visited 39 archaeological sites in the Agua Fria Conservation Area within Lake Pleasant Regional Park to conduct a condition assessment of these sites. The photo log for the project contains detailed information for the select project photos that were curated at the following tDAR URL: https://core.tdar.org/image/393011.

Damage Assessment of AZ T:4:157(ASM) and AZ T:4:156(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
  • Damage Assessment of AZ T:4:157(ASM) and AZ T:4:156(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona: Letter Report (2003)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) reported a violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) in April 2003 when a petroglyph boulder was removed from Reclamation land. The boulder was located on a terrace edge overlooking the Agua Fria River north of Lake Pleasant, within archaeological site AZ T:4:157(ASM). A criminal investigation followed. The petroglyph boulder was recovered in September 2003. Subsequent to the investigation, Mr. Jon Czaplicki, Reclamation...

  • Damage Assessment of AZ T:4:157(ASM) and AZ T:4:156(ASM) in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona: Photo Log (2003)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) reported a violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) in April 2003 when a petroglyph boulder was removed from Reclamation land. The boulder was located on a terrace edge overlooking the Agua Fria River north of Lake Pleasant, within archaeological site AZ T:4:157(ASM). A criminal investigation followed. The petroglyph boulder was recovered in September 2003. Subsequent to the investigation, Mr. Jon Czaplicki, Reclamation...

Homesteading and Ranching in the Vicinity of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona
  • Homesteading and Ranching in the Vicinity of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (2008)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Solliday.

    The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) identified the need for an in-depth study of ranching and homesteading in Lake Pleasant Regional Park (LPRP). At Reclamation’s request, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) undertook this current study, which builds upon previous research and investigations sponsored by Reclamation that indicated that the ranching history was an important historic context for the area. This project includes: (1) archival research into the history of ranching in the...

  • Homesteading and Ranching in the Vicinity of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona:Photo Log (2007)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Teresa L. Pinter.

    The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) identified the need for an in-depth study of ranching and homesteading in Lake Pleasant Regional Park (LPRP). At Reclamation’s request, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) undertook this current study, which builds upon previous research and investigations sponsored by Reclamation that indicated that the ranching history was an important historic context for the area. This project includes: (1) archival research into the history of ranching in the...

Intensive Cultural Resource Survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona
  • Intensive Cultural Resource Survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Jerryll Moreno.

    In the summers of 1979 and 1980, Arizona State University (ASU) conducted a cultural resources survey of Lake Pleasant Regional Park (LPRP) (Rice and Bostwick 1986). The completion of New Waddell Dam in 1993, increasing recreational development, and new park boundaries spurred the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to survey the park. Reclamation performed the new survey on their land to fulfill their Section 110 requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act. Upon completion of the...

Lake Pleasant 52 Sites Relocation
  • Lake Pleasant 52 Sites Relocation: Photo Log (2010)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.. Paige B. Florie.

    In August and September 2010, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) re-visited 52 sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park to relocate them and to assess their conditions. The photo log for the project contains detailed information for the select project photos. You can find the photos here: https://core.tdar.org/image/393022.

Lake Pleasant 8 Sites Relocation
  • Lake Pleasant 8 Sites Relocation: Photo Log (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    In January 2012, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) re-visited 8 archaeological sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park to relocate the sites and to assess their conditions. The photo log for the project contains detailed information for the select project photos. The photos can be found here: https://core.tdar.org/image/393026.

Lake Pleasant Condition Assessments for 41 Sites
  • Lake Pleasant Condition Assessments for 41 Sites: Photo Log (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.. Christopher Rayle.

    In November and December 2009, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) re-visited 41 sites in Lake Pleasant Regional Park to evaluate the sites' conditions. The photo log for the project contains detailed information for the select project photos. The photos can be found at: https://core.tdar.org/image/393019.

Lake Pleasant Regional Park Cultural Resources Management Plan
  • Lake Pleasant Regional Park Cultural Resources Management Plan, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: M Scott Thompson

    Lake Pleasant Regional Park (LPRP or the Park) was in an undeveloped portion of Maricopa County, Arizona. However, population growth exploded in the Phoenix area in the past 30 years and new housing developments expanded and are still expanding ever northward. It is just a matter of time before the Park becomes part of the Valley of the Sun's crowded urban landscape. With an expansion in population will come an increase in land use demands and resource impacts. The purpose of the Cultural...

  • Lake Pleasant Regional Park Cultural Resources Management Plan: Photo Log (2002)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    In 2004, Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) produced the Cultural Resources Management Plan for Lake Pleasant Regional Park to provide management recommendations to Maricopa County, AZ and the Bureau of Reclamation. The project synthesized information about the cultural resources in the park, and set forth policies and procedures to protect and manage them efficiently. This document is the photo log for a series of photos during the course of this project. Please see the selected...

Individual Resources Phase 1 Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a Multicomponent Rockshelter at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona
  • Mapping, Surface Collection, and Soil Coring Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), A Multicomponent Rockshelter Site at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Yavapai County, Arizona (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Teresa L. Pinter. Jessica A. Jensen. Lourdes Aguila. Glenn S. L. Stuart.

    At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office, ACS conducted surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The site is being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. The investigations identified four features; these included a thermal pit (Feature 1), a rock ring (Feature 2), the rockshelter (Feature 3), and a previously unrecorded rockpile...

  • Phase 1 Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), A Multicomponent Rockshelter: Photo Log for Coring and Testing Images (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), ACS conducted Phase 1 cultural resource assessments and investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, in 2008. The site was being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. ACS archaeologists completed surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at the site. These investigations confirmed that the site held the potential to...

  • Phase 1 Investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), A Multicomponent Rockshelter: Photo Log for Surface Collection Images (2009)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd..

    At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation–Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), ACS conducted Phase 1 cultural resource assessments and investigations at AZ T:4:150(ASM), a multicomponent rockshelter site in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, in 2008. The site was being impacted by increased visitation and Reclamation is seeking to mitigate those impacts. ACS archaeologists completed surface collection, mapping, and soil coring at the site. These investigations confirmed that the site held the potential to...

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