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David & Gladys Wright House
A Frank Lloyd Wright house of 1950–52 in Arcadia, Phoenix, built for his son David: a curved concrete arc raised on seven piers.
Arizona Falls
A waterfall in Phoenix where the Arizona Canal crosses a 20-foot drop, rebuilt in the early 2000s as public art and a working power station.
- Rank in Arizona
- #288of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 42.3 out of 100medium confidence
- Most looked up
- Marchby Wikipedia readers
- Category
- Waterfall
Arizona Falls is a waterfall in Phoenix, Arizona. It was formed where the man-made Arizona Canal crossed a natural 20-foot drop, in the area of present-day 56th Street in the Arcadia neighbourhood. The site was used for social gatherings and later as a hydroelectric power station, the first to supply electricity to Phoenix. After 50 years of generation it was left run down, and the spread of modern air conditioning reduced its appeal, leaving the area neglected for decades. In the early 2000s it was rebuilt both as a public-art project and as a working power station, generating enough electricity for about 150 average Phoenix homes. The modern park opened in 2003, and a recreation path along the canal carries walkers, joggers and cyclists through it.
Where it is
Arizona Falls is a waterfall near Tempe, in Maricopa County. It is one of the waterfalls in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Arizona Falls, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Waterfall
- Destination
- Tempe
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 42.3 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 21.0
- Significance score
- 60.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 33.4899, -111.9589
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12