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Salt River Project - Main Page
Facilities in Operation
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Storage Dams |
6 |
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Diversion Dams |
1 |
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Canals |
131 mi |
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Laterals |
876 mi |
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Pumping units for wells |
278 |
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Hydroelectric powerplants |
5 |
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Thermal powerplants |
4 |
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Thermal powerplants - participant |
5 |
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Transmission Lines |
1,183 mi |
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Substations |
134 |
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Storage Facilities
Bartlett Dam
Horse Mesa Dam
Horseshoe Dam
Mormon Flat Dam
Stewart Mountain Dam
Theodore Roosevelt Dam
Diversion Facilities
Granite Reef Diversion Dam
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Type: |
Concrete ogee weir, embankment wings |
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Location |
On the Salt River, 22 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Year Completed |
1908 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structure height |
29 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
18 ft |
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Weir crest length |
1,000 ft |
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Volume |
35,000 yd3 |
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Sluiceway: |
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North Side Canal: |
Four 15 by 9 ft slide gates. |
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South Side Canal: |
Nine 7 by 5 ft slide gates. |
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Diversion Capacity: |
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North Side Canal |
2,000 cfs |
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South Side Canal |
1,600 cfs |
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Power Canal Diversion Dam1
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Type: |
Concrete weir, embankment wings |
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Location |
On the Salt River, near Livingstone, Arizona Year completed: 1906. Reconstructed in 1936-1937 and further modified in 1937-1938. |
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Year Completed |
1937-1938 |
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Dimensions: |
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Structural height |
12 ft |
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Hydraulic height |
8 ft |
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Total Crest Length |
862 ft |
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Weir crest length |
500 feet |
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Weir Crest Elevation |
2,180.3 ft |
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Volume |
16,000 yd3 |
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Sluiceway: |
Four (7 by 9.75 foot) slide gates. |
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Headworks: |
Three (7 by 5.25 foot) slide gates. |
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Diversion Capacity |
220 cfs |
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1 The diversion dam is no longer in use and the headworks were sealed off in 1941 |
Carriage Facilities
Arizona Canal
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Location |
Generally west from Granite Reef Diversion Dam, 22 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Construction period |
1883-1884. Enlarged by Reclamation, 1911-1912 |
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Length |
38.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
2,000 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
70 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
5.2 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
50 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
6.8 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.5 in |
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Grand Canal
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Location |
From point on Arizona Canal, about 4 miles north of Tempe, Arizona, south to Tempe, then northwest through Phoenix to New River. |
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Construction period |
1878. Enlarged during 1907-1913 |
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Length |
22.3 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
900 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
35 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
5 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
28 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
5 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.25 in |
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South Canal
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Location |
From Granite Reef Diversion Dam southwest to Mesa, Arizona, where the canal divides into the Consolidated and Tempe Canals. |
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Construction period |
1889 |
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Length |
10.1 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
1,650 cfs |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
63 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
8 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.25 in |
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Consolidated Canal
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Location |
Generally south from South Canal division gates near Mesa, Arizona. |
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Construction period |
1925-1927 |
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Length |
18.4 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
1,325 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
40 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
5 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
60 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
8 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.5 in |
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Eastern Canal
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Location |
East of and generally paralleling the Consolidated Canal south from South Canal at South Consolidated Powerplant. |
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Construction period |
1889. Lined in 1925-1927 |
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Length |
14.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
325 cfs |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
31 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
4.2 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.25 in |
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Tempe Canal
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Location |
Generally southwest from South Canal at division gates near Mesa, Arizona. |
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Construction period |
1871. Enlarged 1926-1927 |
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Length |
9.3 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
600 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
45 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
34 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Lining thickness |
2 in |
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Western Canal
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Location |
West from Tempe Canal near Tempe, Arizona. |
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Construction period |
1911-1913 |
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Length |
14.4 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
550 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
35 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
4.5 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
35 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Water depth |
4 ft |
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Lining thickness |
1.25 in |
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Cross Cut Canal
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Location |
From Arizona Canal south to Grand Canal near Tempe, Arizona. |
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Construction period |
1912-1913 |
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Length |
3.5 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
400 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
38 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
4.1 ft |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
16 ft |
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Side slopes |
1:1 |
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Water depth |
6 ft |
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Lining thickness |
4.5 in |
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Power Canal - Abandoned in 1941
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Location |
From Power Canal Diversion Dam on Salt River about 60 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, west along Theodore Roosevelt Reservoir to Theodore Roosevelt Dam. |
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Construction period |
1902-1903. Enlarged in 1911-1912 |
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Length |
19.3 mi |
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Diversion capacity |
225 cfs |
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Typical section in earth: |
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Bottom width |
15 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.25:1 |
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Typical section, concrete lined: |
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Bottom width |
10 ft |
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Side slopes |
0.75:1 |
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Lining thickness |
2 in |
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Pumping Plants
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Designation |
Number of units |
Total capacity, cfs |
Total dynamic head, ft |
Total horsepower |
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Well Pumping Divisions: |
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Northside |
130 |
437.79 |
280 |
21,385 |
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Southside |
115 |
546.95 |
324 |
29,355 |
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P&H |
3 |
21.97 |
125 |
450 |
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Booster plants: |
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Highline |
8 |
125.00 |
42 |
1,500 |
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Distribution |
8 |
50.17 |
5 |
160 |
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Power Facilities
Theodore Roosevelt Powerplant
Horse Mesa Powerplant
Mormon Flat Powerplant
Stewart Mountain Powerplant
Crosscut Powerplant - Hydro
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