Historic Dam (Site Type Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim Bailey.

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) constructed Bartlett Dam on the Verde River from 1936 to 1939. The structure consists of the dam, the attached small valve/river outlet house, and the gated spillway. An auxiliary spillway built in the mid-1990s is non-contributing to the dam structure. Due to erratic stream flows, Bartlett Dam does not produce hydropower. Bartlett Dam exhibits statewide significance under Criteria A and C in the areas of Politics/Government, Engineering, and Community...

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim Bailey.

Horseshoe Dam, the second dam on the Verde River, was constructed from 1944 to 1946 by the Phelps-Dodge Copper Products Company, as part of an agreement with the Salt River Valley Valley Water Users' Association (Association) to increase Phoenix's water supply in exchange for water delivered to Phelps-Dodge's copper mines in Morenci. Horseshoe Dam consists of the dam, including the concrete spillway, earthfill and rockfill abutments, the outlet tunnel, and the outlet tunnel's intake tower. The...

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim Bailey.

Stewart Mountain Dam, constructed between 1928 and 1930, was the third dam built by the Salt River Valley Valley Water Users' Association (Association) in its aggressive, and privately-funded, hydroelectric expansion program. In 1936, the Bureau of Reclamation modified the spillway discharge channel, reconditioned hoisting equipment for the radial gates, and installed individual gate operating motors. Stewart Mountain Dam consists of the dam, the left abutment spillway, and the powerhouse. The...