USDI Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO, Historic American Engineering Records (HAER), Salt River Project, Water Storage and Regulation Features and Power Generation Facilities along the Salt River
Site Name Keywords
Theodore Roosevelt Dam •
Roosevelt Power Canal •
Mormon Flat Dam •
Horse Mesa Dam •
Stuart Mountain Dam
Site Type Keywords
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Water Control Feature •
Dam •
hydropower plant •
Canal or Canal Feature •
Diversion Dam •
Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features •
Bridge •
Culvert
Other Keywords
Salt River Project •
Charles C. Cragin •
Salt River Valley Water Users' Association •
J. S. Connell •
Radius Arch Dam •
Francis •
S. Morgan Smith Company •
General Electric •
Woodward •
Hydroelectric Power Generation
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Euroamerican •
Historic Native American •
Apache •
Anglo •
Mexican •
Anglo-American
Investigation Types
Historic Background Research •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Architectural Documentation
Material Types
Building Materials •
Metal •
Concrete •
Steel
Temporal Keywords
Historic Period •
Twentieth Century •
Nineteenth Century •
20th Century •
1920s •
1930s •
Great Depression •
1980s
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
US (ISO Country Code) •
Maricopa County (County) •
Salt River •
Gila County (County) •
Theodore Roosevelt Dam •
Theodore Roosevelt Lake •
Apache Trail
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-7 of 7)
- Documents (7)
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Historic American Engineering Record: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Structural Components of the Roosevelt Power Canal (1983)
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During December 1982 and January 1983, representatives of the Environmental Services and Civil Engineering Departments of Salt River Project consulted with Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) regarding the status of archaeological and historical information pertaining to the Roosevelt Power Canal, a historic canal associated with Theodore Roosevelt Dam. As part of a Central Arizona Water Control Study sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers,...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Horse Mesa Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona (1989)
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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. HAER AZ-14 (see https://core.tdar.org/document/393152) 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. The report discusses the...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Mormon Flat Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona and Horse Mesa Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona (1989)
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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...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Roosevelt Power Canal and Diversion Dam, Gila County, Arizona (1983)
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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. It draws on information from the Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Structural Components of the Roosevelt Power Canal (see...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Stewart Mountain Dam (1992)
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-12 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Stewart Mountain Dam, a key component of the Salt River Project that provides water and power to the Phoenix Basin. The structure is also an important example of a radius arch dam designed using the trial load method. Stewart Mountain Dam is one of a series of dams that along with the earlier Roosevelt, Horse Mesa and Mormon Flat...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Theodore Roosevelt Dam (1992)
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-6 examines the origins and construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam, the first major project to increase the Salt River Valley's water supply beyond that available from the "normal flow" of the Salt River in south-central Arizona. Sponsored by the Arizona Projects Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, this HAER documentation was undertaken because the Roosevelt Dam was dramatically altered in the early 1990s. The alteration served to increase the...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Power Plant (1996)
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-6A examines the origins, construction, use, and significance of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam Power Plant and Transformer House, located in south-central Arizona along the Salt River. The report contains a narrative description, drawings, maps, and historic photographs of the dam's power plant and transformer house. As the key structure in one of the first major federally sponsored Reclamation projects in the West, Theodore Roosevelt Dam...