San Xavier Santa Cruz Bank Stabilization Project

Part of: USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Tohono O'Odham Nation, San Xavier District

The Santa Cruz River Bank Stabilization Project began in 1996, and aimed to curb the loss of arable lands on the San Xavier District attributable to the erosion of the river banks. The project included redirection of the Santa Cruz River channel, and stabilization of the existing banks by the placement, and compaction of fill dirt along the vertical face of the bank.

Site Name Keywords
AZ BB:13:14(ASM) • San Xavier Bridge

Culture Keywords
Archaic • Hohokam • Historic

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey

Material Types
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Wood

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric • Hohokam • Archaic Period • Historic

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • Pima County (County) • Arizona (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Tucson • Santa Cruz River • San Xavier District

Resource Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-1 of 1)

There is 1 Project within this Collection [remove this filter]

Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona
  • Mapping and Survey of Cultural Resources on the Martinez Ranch Property near San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona
    PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

    This project was done on land purchased by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to conduct the Santa Cruz Bank Stabilization Project. Entries related to that project can be found at the following link: https://core.tdar.org/collection/27554 Reclamation has identified approximately 22.5 acres of land on the Martinez Ranch for Class III (intensive) cultural resource survey. The survey area, located on both sides of the Santa Cruz River channel, was purchased by Reclamation in 1996 as part of...