Mormon Flat Dam (Site Name Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

This Historic American Engineering Record for the Mormon Flat Dam contains photographs, dating from 1924-1988, and descriptive data concerning the dam's construction and use. Mormon Flat Dam was the first dam constructed under the Salt River Project's 1920's hydroelectric expansion program. Currently, the dam is operated by the Salt River Project for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power and for storing approximately 57,000 acre feet of water for agricultural and urban uses.

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

Together, Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Numbers AZ-14 and AZ-15 describe the origins, development, and expansion of power generation and delivery facilities along the Salt River to service residents of the Salt River Valley. This report, HAER No. AZ-14, presents a full narrative history of the Reclamation Service's and the Salt River Valley Water User's Association's efforts to expand the Salt River Project's hydroelectric program. It details the construction and use of Mormon Flat...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim Bailey.

Mormon Flat Dam, constructed between 1923 and 1925, was the first dam built by the Salt River Valley Valley Water Users' Association (Association) in its aggressive, and privately-funded, hydroelectric expansion program. In 1938, the Bureau of Reclamation constructed a new gatehouse superstructure and spillway discharge channel to improve efficiency during major flood events. Mormon Flat Dam consists of the dam, spillway, and its attached powerhouse. The 1971 reversible pump turbine facility is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lynne MacDonald. Jim Bailey.

Pursuant to a 2009 Programmatic Agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office, the Salt River Project, and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office, the Bureau of Reclamation prepared documentation formally nominating the Salt River Project system of dams and main canals to the National Register of Historic Places (Register). The Salt River Project Multiple Property Submission (MPS) was formally accepted and listed on the Register on August 7, 2017. This is the Salt...