Granite Reef Aqueduct and Transmission System Feasibility Alignment Surveys and Investigations
Part of: Granite Reef (Hayden-Rhodes) Aqueduct
Archaeological investigations of the Granite Reef Aqueduct and Transmission System (GRATS) were initiated in 1968, the year in which construction of the Central Arizona Project was authorized by the Colorado River Basin Act (P.L. 90-537). Two feasibility alignment surveys (Euler 1968; Dittert, Fish and Simonis 1969) provided data for the general programmatic environmental statements for the Central Arizona Project (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 1972). Subsequently more feature specific environmental statements were prepared for various parts of GRATS (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 1973, 1974, 1975) incorporating more detailed archaeological studies (Bair 1974; Bondley and Brooks 1973; Grady 1973; Kemrer, Schultz and Dodge 1972; Renk 1972). As a direct result of the feasibility alignment surveys, further archaeological investigations were carried out as part of mitigation proceedings for three Granite Reef construction features at the time construction was initiated (Larson and others 1976; Reynolds 1974;Rodgers 1977).
Site Name Keywords
AZ U:5:13(ASM) •
AZ T:8:31(ASU) •
Bullhead City Site #1 •
Bullhead City Site #2 •
Oatman #1 •
Oatman #2 •
Oatman #3 •
Oatman #4 •
Oatman #5 •
Oatman #6
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Settlements •
Quarry •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Agricultural or Herding •
Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features
Other Keywords
Lithic Analysis •
Scraper •
Core •
Chopper •
Lithic Debris •
Pollen Analysis •
Metate •
Hammerstone •
Cobble Hammerstone •
Blade
Culture Keywords
Hohokam •
Patayan •
Historic •
Archaic •
Euroamerican •
Historic Native American •
Mohave •
Anglo •
Unknown Affiliation •
Historical Aboriginal
Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Archaeological Overview •
Systematic Survey •
Data Recovery / Excavation
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Ceramic •
Ground Stone •
Metal •
Fauna •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Mineral •
Pollen •
Shell •
Chert
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
Historic •
20th Century •
Classic Period •
Hohokam Classic period •
Protohistoric •
Santa Cruz Phase •
Sacaton Phase •
1920s •
1940s
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Maricopa County (County) •
Buckskin Mountains •
Bouse Hills •
Hassayampa River •
Salt River •
Agua Fria River