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10 m), has the potential to be the second largest reservoir completely within the borders of the state of
Arizona, but because the Gila River and its main tributary, the Salt River, are generally almost always completely diverted for irrigation and municipal water use for Phoenix, the lake is
324:. Due to a relatively large watershed of 50,800 square miles (132,000 km), more than half of which is unregulated, the flood threat to small farming communities downstream on the Gila River is large, and seasonal flooding of these areas prior to the construction of the dam was significant.
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The lake and reservoir are dry as of August 2009 and are closed to the public due to contamination of pesticide run off. This is in stark contrast to the level of upkeep during the 1990s. The state was forced to abandon the campground and the area is now marked as "NO TRESPASSING". No hunting,
616:. In 1986, the federal government and the Nation approved a settlement in which the Nation agreed to give up its legal claims in exchange for $ 30,000,000 and the right to add up to 10,000 acres of newly purchased land to its Reservation.
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Monica Alonzo, "Wanna Bet? The Tohono O'odham Want to Build a Casino in the West Valley – Now It's Up to the Feds to Make It Happen or Break
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In 2005, heavy runoff filled the reservoir to record levels, swelling the lake to become the second largest by area in the state of
Arizona, trailing only
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hiking, or camping is allowed. The Army Corps of
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1061:Reservoirs in Maricopa County, Arizona
592:. However, extremely high levels of
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30:Dam in Arizona, United States
642:Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
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713:"Contaminated Splendor"
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533:181 ft (55 m)
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430:33.07278°N 113.01556°W
384:Painted Rock Reservoir
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239:Painted Rock Reservoir
182:Construction cost
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18:Painted Rock Reservoir
1076:Reservoirs in Arizona
337:Juan Bautista De Anza
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218:181 feet (55 m)
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1028:Historic US 80
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685:. Town of
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648:References
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318:Salt River
307:Hassayampa
295:Gila River
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247:2,491,700
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687:Gila Bend
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417:33°4′22″N
311:Agua Fria
271:Gila Bend
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620:See also
396:Location
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