HAER No. AZ-23, Highline Canal, South Side of the Salt River, Tempe and Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Reduced Copied of Drawings

Summary

Together, Historic American Engineering Records (HAER) Nos. AZ-22 and AZ-23 present a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Western Canal and the Highline Canal, which are waterways that serve Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, and parts of south Phoenix, Arizona on the south side of the Salt River. HAER No. AZ-22 (see https://core.tdar.org/document/393529) presents a narrative history of both canals and their infrastructure features. It also includes photographs, drawings, and maps of the Western Canal. This report, HAER No. AZ-23, contains photographs, drawings, and maps of the Highline Canal.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Salt River Project Digital Library   •
• National Archeological Database (NADB)

Keywords

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1912 to 1989 (use and history of Highline Canal, Highline Pumping Plant, and associated features)

Calendar Date: 1912 to 1914 (initial construction of Highline Canal and Highline Pump Plant)

Calendar Date: 1918 to 1921 (additional construction at Highline Pump Plant)

Calendar Date: 1951 to 1952 (construction of new Highline Pump Plant)

Spatial Coverage

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

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

Prepared By(s): Salt River Project

Submitted To(s): National Park Service, Western Region

Record Identifiers

Historic American Engineering Record No.(s): AZ-23

NADB document id number(s): 2202023

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00090848

NADB citation id number(s): 000000166127

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