HAER No. AZ-4, Roosevelt Power Canal and Diversion Dam, Gila County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Reduced Copies of Drawings

Author(s): David M. Introcaso

Year: 1984

Summary

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-4 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Roosevelt Power Canal and Diversion Dam in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Lake in south-central Arizona. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps.

The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U.S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facilities. The Canal played a critical role in providing electric power used during the construction of Roosevelt Dam. Roosevelt Dam was the first major federally sponsored reclamation project in the Southwest. Operated intermittently for more than 40 years, the Power Canal was permanently removed from service in 1952. With the completion of the new Roosevelt Dam, the canal is inundated during periods of high water.

Cite this Record

HAER No. AZ-4, Roosevelt Power Canal and Diversion Dam, Gila County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Reduced Copies of Drawings. David M. Introcaso. 1984 ( tDAR id: 439853) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8439853

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Roosevelt Power Canal

Site Type
Canal or Canal Feature • Diversion Dam • power generator • turbine • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Historic Background Research

General
Historic American Engineering Record • Roosevelt Power Canal

Geographic Keywords
04999 (Fips Code) • Apache Trail • Arizona (State / Territory) • Gila (County) • Pinto Creek • Salt River • Schoolhouse Wash • Theodore Roosevelt Dam • Theodore Roosevelt Lake

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period • Twentieth Century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1904 to 1906 (initial construction of the Roosevelt Power Canal)

Calendar Date: 1906 to 1936 (operation and use history of the Roosevelt Power Canal)

Calendar Date: 1936 to 1937 (rehabilitation of the Roosevelt Power Canal)

Calendar Date: 1937 to 1952 (operation of the Roosevelt Power Canal)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.161; min lat: 33.618 ; max long: -110.947; max lat: 33.676 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Sponsor(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation

Prepared By(s): Salt River Project

Submitted To(s): National Park Service, Western Region

Record Identifiers

Historic American Engineering Record No.(s): AZ-4

NADB document id number(s): 2203102

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00090874

NADB citation id number(s): 000000167206

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