HAER No. AZ-50, San Carlos Irrigation Project, North and South of Gila River, Vicinity of Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona: Photographs, Written Historical and Descriptive Data
| Autor: | Pfaff, Christine |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Florence
AZ Historic Historic Background Research Mid 20th Century Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features Pinal (County) Historic American Engineering Record Canal or Canal Feature San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District Arizona (State / Territory) Photographs Archaeological Overview 20th Century Sacaton AZ Architectural Documentation Agricultural or Herding Casa Grande AZ San Carlos Irrigation Project Gila River Coolidge AZ Early 20th Century Gila River Indian Reservation |
| DOI: | 10.6067/xcv8437901 |
| Popis: | The San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) is significant for creating an integrated irrigation system to serve both Indian and non-Indian lands along the Gila River. Prior to project construction, irrigation of area lands was piecemeal and non-Indian agricultural development above the Gila River Indian Reservation had depleted water supplies for the Indians. Initial authorization of the project in 1916 and the passage of the San Carlos Act on June 7, 1924 culminated years of studies and efforts to develop water storage on the Gila River and restore water to the Pima Indians. The project also incorporates a number of individual features that have engineering significance. These include Coolidge Dam for which HAER documentation has previously been completed (HAER No. AZ-7), Sacaton Dam, and China Wash Flume. Ashurst-Hayden Dam is significant as the primary diversion facility for the entire system. Lastly, the features found on SCIP are significant for demonstrating the evolution of the irrigation project as a dynamic system. The types and methods of construction found span many decades and document changes in design and technology. This report includes the photographs and written historical and descriptive data for the San Carlos Irrigation Project in Pinal County, Arizona. |
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