HAER No. AZ-56: Written Historical and Descriptive Data: Photographs, Reduced Copies of Drawings for the Eastern Canal, South of the Salt River, Mesa/Gilbert Vicinity, Maricopa County, Arizona

Author(s): Marc C. Campbell

Year: 2000

Summary

The Eastern Canal—so-called because of its geographic location—sits at the eastern edge of the Salt River Project (SRP) in central Arizona. Originating near Lindsay and McDowell roads in northeast Mesa, the Eastern today stretches 14.65 miles south from its head in the South Canal. Built between March and December 1909, the canal provides irrigation water for lands lying between it and the Consolidated Canal to the west, and it also serves as a vital source of domestic water for the Town of Gilbert. The canal has been modified several times over the years, altering its length, dimensions, and course. Despite these changes, it remains an integral structure in the water delivery system of the Salt River Valley. This report chronicles the history of the Eastern, including its construction, operation, and maintenance, from inception to the present.

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HAER No. AZ-56: Written Historical and Descriptive Data: Photographs, Reduced Copies of Drawings for the Eastern Canal, South of the Salt River, Mesa/Gilbert Vicinity, Maricopa County, Arizona. Marc C. Campbell. 2000 ( tDAR id: 413582) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8413582

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Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.792; min lat: 33.462 ; max long: -111.717; max lat: 33.5 ;

Record Identifiers

Salt River Project Library Call No.(s): E76.E37C36 2000

Salt River Project Library Barcode No.(s): 00090849

HAER No.(s): AZ-56

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