HAER No. AZ-14, Mormon Flat Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Reduced Copies of Drawings

Author(s): David M. Introcaso

Year: 1989

Summary

This Historic American Engineering Record for the Mormon Flat Dam contains photographs, dating from 1924-1988, and descriptive data concerning the dam's construction and use.

Mormon Flat Dam was the first dam constructed under the Salt River Project's 1920's hydroelectric expansion program. Currently, the dam is operated by the Salt River Project for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power and for storing approximately 57,000 acre feet of water for agricultural and urban uses.

Cite this Record

HAER No. AZ-14, Mormon Flat Dam, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data, Reduced Copies of Drawings. David M. Introcaso. 1989 ( tDAR id: 439874) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8439874

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican

Material
Building Materials

Site Name
Mormon Flat Dam

Site Type
Dam • hydropower plant • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Historic Background Research

General
Historic American Engineering Record • Salt River Project • SRP

Geographic Keywords
04013 (Fips Code) • Apache Trail • Arizona (State / Territory) • Canyon Lake • Maricopa (County) • Mormon Flat • Salt River

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period • Nineteenth Century • Twentieth Century

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1923 to 1925 (Mormon Flat Dam construction)

Calendar Date: 1927 to 1989 (Alterations and additions to the Salt River Water User's Association's Hydroelectric Program and modifications to Mormon Flat and Horse Mesa dams)

Calendar Date: 1890 to 1922 (History of Salt River Project, Salt River Water User's Association, and the expansion of hydroelectric power generation in the Salt River Valley)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.487; min lat: 33.51 ; max long: -111.384; max lat: 33.57 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Salt River Project Cultural Resource Manager

Landowner(s): Salt River Project

Prepared By(s): Salt River Project

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

Record Identifiers

Historic American Engineering Record No.(s): AZ-14

NADB document id number(s): 2203104

SRP Library Barcode No.(s): 00030578

NADB citation id number(s): 000000167208

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