Painted Rock Dam
Dam in Maricopa County, Arizona · Gila River · forms Painted Rock Reservoir
Height
181 ft
55 m (NID height)
Length
4,780 ft
1,457 m
Completed
1960
Painted Rock Reservoir today
530.10 ft
7 days –
Reservoir level measured Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 AM MST. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Owner
- USACE - Los Angeles District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 4,831,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 172 ft
- Drainage area
- 50,800 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 610 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Los Angeles District
- Also known as
- Painted Rock Reservoir
- NID ID
- AZ10002
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 2, 2026. Search NID ID AZ10002 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Painted Rock Reservoir
- Painted Rock Dam - Saddle Dike 1