Open Lateral Canal Inventory: Salt River Project, Maricopa County, Arizona, Lower Colorado Region

Author(s): David J. Gifford

Year: 2013

Summary

The Salt River Project (SRP) is a U. S. Bureau of Reclamation owned project operated under a long term agreement with the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, known today as SRP. The 100 year old historic water delivery system consisting of dams, canals and distribution laterals are continually updated and modernized to facilitate on-going water deliveries to the Salt River Valley (Valley). Operations and Maintenance (O&M) as well as rapid growth in the Valley will continue to have impacts on the historic system constructed in the late 19th and early 20th century.

The following inventory was completed as a component of the 2001 SRP Programmatic Agreement (PA) (Advisory Council for Historic Preservation 2001). The PA was initiated in 2000 in consultation with Reclamation, SRP, the Arizona SHPO and the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation to preserve and /or mitigate portions of the historic lateral distribution system. After 10 years in existence the PA is being revised and updated. This inventory is part of the process to identify significant historical elements of the lateral canal system that should be preserved for the future.

This is a revised report.

Cite this Record

Open Lateral Canal Inventory: Salt River Project, Maricopa County, Arizona, Lower Colorado Region. David J. Gifford. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428053) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8428053

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Canal or Canal Feature • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
Inventory • Salt River Project • SRP

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Lower Colorado Region • Maricopa (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.765; min lat: 33.167 ; max long: -111.337; max lat: 33.791 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): John Keane

Collaborator(s): Salt River Project

Prepared By(s): USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office

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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager