Three Dams in Central Arizona: A Study in Technological Diversity

Author(s): Donald C. Jackson; Clayton B. Fraser

Year: 1992

Summary

In this short treatise, three important dams in central Arizona will be used to illustrate relevant issues of dam technology in the United States. These three structures - Roosevelt Dam (completed in 1911), Stewart Mountain Dam (1930), and Horseshoe Dam (1946) - Were built under the auspices of the U.S. Reclamation Service (today known as the Bureau of Reclamation) and the Phoenix-based Salt River Valley Water Users' Association (today the Salt River Project). Constructed across the Salt River and its major tributary, the Verde, these federally owned dams and others are now operated by the Salt River Project for the benefit of people in the greater Phoenix area.

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Three Dams in Central Arizona: A Study in Technological Diversity. Donald C. Jackson, Clayton B. Fraser. 1992 ( tDAR id: 436470) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8436470

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Keywords

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Dam • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Architectural Documentation

General
Concrete Arch Dam • Dam Design • Dam Technology • Masonry Gravity Dam • Technological Diversity

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Central Arizona • Horseshoe Dam • Roosevelt Dam • Salt River • Stewart Mountain Dam • Verde River

Temporal Keywords
1910s • 1930 • 1940'S • Early to Mid 20th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.769; min lat: 33.386 ; max long: -110.704; max lat: 34.393 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Prepared By(s): FRASERdesign

Submitted To(s): U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Projects Office

Record Identifiers

Report No.(s): DI-BR-APO-CCRS-92-8

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00090931

Contract No.(s): 8-CS-30-05990

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Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager