Roosevelt Dam by Kathleen Garcia

Author:Kathleen Garcia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Residents of the Salt River Valley worked for years to control the erratic flow of the Salt River and maintain an even distribution of water for irrigation. In August 1889, William M. Breakenridge, James H. McClintock, and John H. Norton surveyed the Salt and Verde River watersheds in the hope of finding a suitable location for water storage. The men recommended a location (above) at the confluence of the Salt River and Tonto Creek, 76 miles northeast of the Salt River Valley. According to James McClintock, “The location consisted of a narrow canyon with hard rock walls; limestone, sandstone and clay close enough to provide building materials and a basin large enough for ample water storage.” Below is an artist’s rendering of how the dam would be positioned in the canyon. (Above courtesy Phoenix Public Library; below courtesy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.)

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