Theodore Roosevelt Dam, 1911. Water is being released through the outlet works to test the emergency gates. The dam structure is complete with operational powerhouse and transformer building. Reclamation photo.The American Society of Civil Engineers has designated Theodore Roosevelt Dam and the Salt River project near Phoenix, Ariz. as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Completed in 1911, this multipurpose dam was one of the first structures undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation.
ASCE presented a plaque of the dam's and project's new award at a national water resources meeting last January 14, in Phoenix.
Source:
Reclamation ERA Magazine, May 1971.
