Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Structural Components of the Roosevelt Power Canal

Author(s): James E. Ayers

Year: 1983

Summary

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. regarding the status of archaeological and historical information pertaining to the Roosevelt Power Canal, an early 20th century structure located in the Roosevelt Lake vicinity. Archaeological Research Services, Inc. had developed recent information on the Power Canal due to its participation in the Central Arizona Water Control Study; a central Arizona flood control and regulatory water storage study sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers. As a part of this study a number of canal features or components (for example, siphons, bridges, culverts), were field-inventoried and evaluated in terms of National Register of Historic Places eligibility criteria. Archaeological Research Services, Inc. concluded that the Power Canal was an integral part of a proposed Roosevelt Archaeological and Historic National Register District. Documentation supporting this conclusion, in the form of a National Register of Historic Places nomination, was prepared and submitted by Archaeological Research Services, Inc. to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Roosevelt Dam, with which the Power Canal is associated, is itself a National Historic Landmark, as well as a National Register of Historic Places property.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Structural Components of the Roosevelt Power Canal. James E. Ayers. 1983 ( tDAR id: 437988) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8437988

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Roosevelt Power Canal

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Bridge • Canal or Canal Feature • Concrete Slab • Culvert • Dam • Diversion Dam • Flume • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • siphon • Sluice Gate • Tunnel • Water Control Feature • Weir

Investigation Types
Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Roosevelt Power Canal • Salt River Project • SRP

Geographic Keywords
04007 (Fips Code) • Apache Trail • Arizona (State / Territory) • Pinto Creek • Schoolhouse Wash • Theodore Roosevelt Dam • Theodore Roosevelt Lake • Tonto National Forest

Temporal Keywords
1900s • 20th Century • Early 20th Century • Historic Period • Mid 20th Century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1904 to 1906 (Initial construction of Roosevelt Power Canal)

Calendar Date: 1902 to 1904 (Feasibility assessment and survey of Roosevelt Power Canal)

Calendar Date: 1906 to 1952 (Use history and operation of Roosevelt Power Canal)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.163; min lat: 33.618 ; max long: -110.947; max lat: 33.676 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Contributor(s): James E. Ayres; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Landowner(s): Tonto National Forest

Sponsor(s): Salt River Project

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Research Services, Inc.

Submitted To(s): Salt River Project

Record Identifiers

NADB document id number(s): 1000066

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00030576

NADB citation id number(s): 000000012068

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