HAER No. AZ-16, Tempe Canal, South Side of Salt River, Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data

Author(s): Fred Andersen

Year: 1989

Summary

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-16 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Tempe Canal, which provides irrigation waters to the Southeast valley cities of Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler, Arizona. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps.

The oldest canal in continuous use in the Salt River Valley, the Tempe Canal is the site of early hydropower projects and the last independent canal company to join the SRP.

Cite this Record

HAER No. AZ-16, Tempe Canal, South Side of Salt River, Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data. Fred Andersen. 1989 ( tDAR id: 439854) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8439854

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Chandler Falls • Chandler Falls Power Plant • Hayden Ditch • Hayden Mill • McKinney-Kirkland Ditch • Tempe Canal • Tempe Crosscut Canal • Trunk Ditch

Site Type
Canal or Canal Feature • hydropower plant • Mill • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Historic Background Research

General
Historic American Engineering Record • Tempe Canal Company

Geographic Keywords
04013 (Fips Code) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Maricopa (County) • Mesa, AZ • Phoenix, AZ • Salt River • Tempe, AZ • Tempe Canal

Temporal Keywords
19th Century • 20th Century • Historic Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1894 to 1895 (construction of Chandler Falls)

Calendar Date: 1871 to 1887 (original construction and extension of Tempe Canal)

Calendar Date: 1905 to 1989 (use of and modifications to the Tempe Canal)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.893; min lat: 33.365 ; max long: -111.691; max lat: 33.515 ;

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-16

NADB document id number(s): 2202021

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00030611

NADB citation id number(s): 000000166125

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