07/12/2023
Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world! Approximately 73% of the dam’s 320-foot structural height is underwater. Parker Dam impounds Lake Havasu on the border of Arizona and California, creating an oasis in the desert.
The Parker Dam Powerplant has four, 22-foot diameter pipes (penstocks), that each can carry more than 41,000 gallons of water per second to turn the generators, which produce electricity. The powerplant has a nameplate capacity of 120,000 kW. The Bureau of Reclamation is the second largest producer in the United States.