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Walnut Grove Dam
A dam on the Hassayampa River north of Wickenburg, built from 1886 for gold mining, whose failure in 1890 killed over 100 people.
- Rank in Arizona
- #262of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 43.5 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Historic Site
Walnut Grove Dam stood on the Hassayampa River north of Wickenburg, Arizona. It was built between 1886 and 1888, chiefly on the impetus of the Bates family, and was intended to serve gold mining. The dam failed in 1890, before it could be put to use, and more than 100 people were killed.
Where it is
Walnut Grove Dam is a historic site near Yarnell, in Yavapai County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Walnut Grove Dam, 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
- Historic Site
- Destination
- Yarnell
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 43.5 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 26.2
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 34.1931, -112.5416
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12