Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory

Author(s): Jerome Hesse; Branden Fjerstad; Suzanne Griset

Year: 2021

Summary

Salt River Project (SRP) has requested that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) conduct the Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study (VRSMS) to evaluate options for restoring the storage capacity lost and to reduce future capacity impacts from the natural sedimentation process within the Horseshoe Reservoir on the lower Verde River northeast of Phoenix. The loss of capacity, coupled with the increase in hydrological variability associated with climate change, creates concerns about the Verde Reservoirs system’s future ability to meet the needs of the beneficiaries of the Salt River Federal Reclamation Project and the City of Phoenix, both of which rely on water stored in Horseshoe Reservoir. The purpose of the VRSMS is to evaluate potential solutions to mitigating current and future sedimentation impacts to the Verde Reservoir system. Options include 1) removing sediment from Horseshoe Reservoir to its original storage capacity and 2) enlarging Bartlett Reservoir, located downstream from Horseshoe Dam, by constructing a new dam immediately downstream from and abutting the current Bartlett Dam.

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Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study - Cultural Resources Class I Inventory. Jerome Hesse, Branden Fjerstad, Suzanne Griset. 2021 ( tDAR id: 475254) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8475254

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Formative • Historic • Hohokam • PaleoIndian

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Wood

Site Name
AR-03-12-01-23 • AZ O:14:1(ASM) • AZ O:14:10(ASM) • AZ O:14:13(ASM) • AZ O:14:135(ASU) • AZ O:14:14(ASM) • AZ O:14:15(ASM) • AZ O:14:16(ASM) • AZ O:14:17(ASM) • AZ O:14:18(ASM) • AZ O:14:18-20(ASM) • AZ O:14:19(ASM) • AZ O:14:2(ASU) • AZ O:14:22(ASM) • AZ O:14:25(ASM) • AZ O:14:27(ASM) • AZ O:14:3(ASM) • AZ O:14:34(ASM) • AZ O:14:35(ASM) • AZ O:14:36(ASM) • AZ O:14:37(ASM) • AZ O:14:38(ASM) • AZ O:14:39(ASM) • AZ O:14:4(ASM) • AZ O:14:40(ASM) • AZ O:14:41(ASM) • AZ O:14:41(ASU) • AZ O:14:42(ASU) • AZ O:14:7(ASM) • AZ O:14:8(ASM) • AZ O:14:81(ASU) • AZ O:14:82(ASU) • AZ O:14:9(ASM) • AZ O:14:94(ASU) • AZ U:2:1(ASM) • AZ U:2:11(ASU) • AZ U:2:12(ASU) • AZ U:2:129(ASM) • AZ U:2:136(ASU) • AZ U:2:137(ASU) • AZ U:2:14(ASU) • AZ U:2:16(ASU) • AZ U:2:18(ASU) • AZ U:2:188(ASU) • AZ U:2:19(ASU) • AZ U:2:198(ASU) • AZ U:2:2(ASM) • AZ U:2:20(ASU) • AZ U:2:203–205(ASU) • AZ U:2:21(ASU) • AZ U:2:22(ASU) • AZ U:2:23(ASU) • AZ U:2:237(ASU) • AZ U:2:24(ASM) • AZ U:2:24(ASU) • AZ U:2:247(ASU) • AZ U:2:25(ASU) • AZ U:2:26(ASU) • AZ U:2:3(ASM) • AZ U:2:3(ASU) • AZ U:2:307(ASU) • AZ U:2:36(ASU) • AZ U:2:46(ASU) • AZ U:2:5(ASM) • AZ U:2:52(ASU) • AZ U:2:6(ASM) • AZ U:2:6(ASU) • AZ U:2:7(ASM) • AZ U:2:73(ASM) • AZ U:2:76(ASM) • AZ U:2:8(ASM) • AZ U:2:86(ASU) • AZ U:2:88(ASU) • AZ U:2:97(ASU) Show More

Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature • Ancient Structure • Artifact Scatter • Ball Court • Burial Pit • Cairn • Cemetery • Encampment • Hamlet / Village • Historic Structure • Petroglyph • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Rock Shelter • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Water Control Feature

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

General
Bartlett Reservoir Study Area • Horseshow Reservoir Study Area • Land Patent Records • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

Geographic Keywords
Bartlett Dam • Bartlett Reservoir • Horseshoe Dam • Horseshoe Reservoir • Lower Verde River Valley • Maricopa (County) • Tonto National Forest

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Daniel Garcia

Prepared By(s): SWCA Environmental Consultants

Submitted To(s): Salt River Project

Record Identifiers

Cultural Resources Report No.(s): 21-45

SWCA Project No.(s): 49524.07

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