Horseshoe Dam and Horseshoe Lake
Part of: Central Arizona Project Regulatory Storage Division
This collection contains records of archaeological investigations completed in anticipation of modifications to Horseshoe Dam as part of Plan 6.
Site Name Keywords
Mercer Ruin •
Horseshoe Dam •
AZ U:2:300(ASU) •
AR-03-12-01-1008(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-1009(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-1020(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-1051(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-1278(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-1279(USFS) •
AR-03-12-01-95(USFS)
Site Type Keywords
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Agricultural or Herding •
Water Control Feature •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Settlements •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Pit House / Earth Lodge •
Terrace •
Non-Domestic Structures
Culture Keywords
Historic •
Euroamerican
Investigation Types
Historic Background Research •
Site Stewardship Monitoring
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Ground Stone •
Metal •
Mineral •
Shell •
Building Materials
Temporal Keywords
Hohokam pre-Classic period •
Hohokam Classic period •
Hohokam Late Classic period •
Anglo/Historic •
Historic Period •
Nineteenth Century •
Twentieth Century
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) •
United States of America (Country) •
Maricopa County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Arizona •
Tonto National Forest •
Yavapai County (County) •
Horseshoe Lake •
Salt River •
lower Verde River
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-3 of 3)
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An Archaeological Reassessment and Evaluation of Eight Site Clusters Around Horseshoe Reservoir, Tonto National Forest
PROJECT
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) undertook a field evaluation of eight site clusters (77 sites) around Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Tonto National Forest. The boundaries of the site clusters and the particular sites assessed were designated by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The goals of the project were to relocate previously recorded sites, replot them using a GPS, evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the existing site documentation and amend as necessary, and...
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An Archaeological Reassessment and Evaluation of Eight Site Clusters Around Horseshoe Reservoir, Tonto National Forest (1993)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) undertook a field evaluation of eight site clusters (77 sites) around Horseshoe Reservoir, in the Tonto National Forest. The boundaries of the site clusters and the particular sites assessed were designated by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The goals of the project were to relocate previously recorded sites, replot them using a GPS, evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the existing site documentation and amend as necessary, and...
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Historic American Engineering Record: Horseshoe Dam (1991)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-24 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Horseshoe Mesa Dam, which impounds the Verde River 66 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona to create Horseshoe Reservoir. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. Horseshoe Dam is located at a topographical bend in the Verde River about forty miles north of the confluence of the Verde with the...