Parker Dam
The Colorado River dam that forms Lake Havasu, known as the 'deepest dam in the world', with roughly 70% of its structure buried below the riverbed.
Completed in 1938, Parker Dam stands about 97 m tall, but about 73 m of it lies below the bedrock of the riverbed, and the part above water is not especially high. That is why it is called the deepest dam in the world. A road across the top links Arizona and California, so you can drive over it and pull over on either side to see the reservoir and the downstream river. The stretch of river below the dam is a hotspot for water sports. It lies about 40 km from Lake Havasu City and can be combined with the Desert Bar and the Bill Williams River refuge on a one-day road trip.
Opening hours
Dam road open to traffic all day
Nearby sights
- Cattail Cove State Park
- The Desert Bar (Nellie E Saloon)
- Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge
- Crack in the Mountain Trail (SARA Park)
- Copper Canyon
- Lake Havasu Lighthouses
- Bridgewater Channel & English Village
- London Bridge