Alamo Dam

Alamo Dam is located on the Bill Williams River, 39 miles (62.8 km) upstream from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. The dam is on the border of La Paz and Mohave Counties in Arizona. Alamo Dam and Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multi-purpose project authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1944 (Public Law 78-534). The project’s initial authorization included flood control and other purposes such as hydro-power generation, water conservation, and recreation. The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 added fish and wildlife benefits as an authorized purpose, provided that those benefits did not reduce existing flood control or recreation benefits (Public Law 104-303).  While hydro-power was initially authorized for the project, this purpose was not deemed feasible and a power-plant has never been constructed.

- [https://www.spl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Asset-Management/Alamo-Dam/] 2025.03.26