The Stewart Mountain Dam is a concrete thin arch dam located 41 miles northeast of Phoenix Arizona. The dam is 1260 feet (380 m) long 207 feet (63 m) high and was built between 1928-30. The dam includes a 13000 kilowatt (kW) hydroelectric generating unit that is operated by SRP (Salt River Project) an Arizona public utility. It is primarily operated during the summer months. The dam forms Saguaro Lake as it slows the passage of the Salt River in Maricopa County Arizona.
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