Horse Mesa Dam (Geographic Keyword)

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Class III Cultural Resources Survey of Approximately 4.3 Miles of the Horse Mesa Dam Road (FR 80), from the Apache Trail to Horse Mesa, Tonto National Forest, Mesa and Tonto Basin Ranger Districts, Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Branden R. Fjerstad. Annie Lutes. Jerome Hesse.

SRP uses FR 80 to access Horse Mesa Dam and associated facilities in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona. Also known as Horse Mesa Dam Road, FR 80 traverses rugged terrain between its point of origin at SR 88 and its terminus at the dam on the Salt River. The road requires periodic maintenance for its sustainable and safe use, and SRP intends to implement future road improvement projects in coordination with TNF. SRP contracted SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct a Class III cultural...


The Eastern Mining Area 115 KV Transmission Line Survey: Archaeological Resources in the Salt-Gila Uplands of Central Arizona (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas N. Motsinger. Heidi Roberts. Richard V. N. Ahlstrom.

SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), of Tucson, Arizona, conducted the Eastern Mining Area (EMA) survey project under contract to Salt River Project (SRP) between October, 1993, and February, 1994. One central purpose of the project was to create an inventory of archaeological resources to assist in the planning of future improvements and other modifications to existing SRP transmission lines. The project included 107 person-field days of Class III archaeological survey along...


Horse Mesa Dam, Arizona: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim Bailey.

Horse Mesa Dam was the second dam that the Salt River Valley Valley Water Users' Association (Association) constructed on the Salt River, from 1924 to 1927, as part of its aggressive hydroelectric expansion program. Horse Mesa Dam consists of the dam, the north spillway, the south spillway, the spillway tunnel, the attached power plant, and the spillway discharge tunnel (all contributing elements). The HEFU turbine house and the engine generator building are non-contributing buildings to the...