It was Arizona delegates who were most ardent in support of the reclamation act and worked hard to create the language. This project was the first that was approved under that act. When the survey was done, additional locations suitable for dam construction were identified but the capacity was insufficient. Those locations were later dammed in the '30s to create additional storage and power generation capacity. Most of the materials were transported to the Roosevelt dam site by mule teams and freight wagons. It took two days to reach the dam! The one saving grace was that on the south side of the canyon was a sizeable deposit of limestone. That meant that they were able to make the concrete needed to bind the stones together and for other uses, such as the bridges on the road and so on, could be made right at the site. This was also used to create the Granite Reef diversion dam just northeast of Mesa, which directed water into the Arizona and the Southern canals. What most people don't know about the dam is that there was actually, as an addition to the design made after the fact, a 16.1 mile long canal along side the anticipated river bank and a small diversion dam built upstream. This canal channeled water from the Salt river into the penstocks at the dam to provide for power generation. This canal is now disused and often submerged by the lake, but the diversion dam remains a popular swimming spot and the gates can still be seen, although accessing the gate house is not as easy as you might expect. The advantage of this setup is that the ability to generate power doesn't depend on the lake level. Only the flow of water in the river. Thus, as the lake level drops, the power house can still put out the maximum amount of power, provided that the river is still flowing. The old face of the dam was absolutely gorgeous and I'm very sad that it isn't still around, but the flooding in the Salt river valley was a serious business and destroyed much property and infrastructure. So raising and strengthening the dam was absolutely necessary. One structure I really like is the old transformer house (no longer in use.) It shows you what the stone face of the dam would have looked like since it was taken from the same stone. If you're planning on traveling there, you should also remember that the Apache trail is closed at Fish creek due to a washout after a fire a few years ago. So the only access is from the north of the lake or the south approach (via Globe) which is a better road anyway.
I wonder if you have access to the other side of the old road that was bypassed by the 188? And you forgot to mention it was removed from historical status because it was changed too much from its original state.
Good joke about the drink! 😂 beautiful captures and well done explanation about history! Good work! 👍👍👍 I just connected to you to stay in touch! When you have time are always welcome to check out my stuff as well and stay connected too! I is awesome to see how many drone enthusiasts are all over the world! In this way world becomes much smaller! 😊😊😊
😂 yea once I got that drink I felt compelled to include it! Always important to have a few laughs along the way! And thank you! That area is so stunning to see , even without a drone! Never gets old!!
It was Arizona delegates who were most ardent in support of the reclamation act and worked hard to create the language. This project was the first that was approved under that act. When the survey was done, additional locations suitable for dam construction were identified but the capacity was insufficient. Those locations were later dammed in the '30s to create additional storage and power generation capacity.
Most of the materials were transported to the Roosevelt dam site by mule teams and freight wagons. It took two days to reach the dam! The one saving grace was that on the south side of the canyon was a sizeable deposit of limestone. That meant that they were able to make the concrete needed to bind the stones together and for other uses, such as the bridges on the road and so on, could be made right at the site. This was also used to create the Granite Reef diversion dam just northeast of Mesa, which directed water into the Arizona and the Southern canals.
What most people don't know about the dam is that there was actually, as an addition to the design made after the fact, a 16.1 mile long canal along side the anticipated river bank and a small diversion dam built upstream. This canal channeled water from the Salt river into the penstocks at the dam to provide for power generation. This canal is now disused and often submerged by the lake, but the diversion dam remains a popular swimming spot and the gates can still be seen, although accessing the gate house is not as easy as you might expect. The advantage of this setup is that the ability to generate power doesn't depend on the lake level. Only the flow of water in the river. Thus, as the lake level drops, the power house can still put out the maximum amount of power, provided that the river is still flowing.
The old face of the dam was absolutely gorgeous and I'm very sad that it isn't still around, but the flooding in the Salt river valley was a serious business and destroyed much property and infrastructure. So raising and strengthening the dam was absolutely necessary. One structure I really like is the old transformer house (no longer in use.) It shows you what the stone face of the dam would have looked like since it was taken from the same stone.
If you're planning on traveling there, you should also remember that the Apache trail is closed at Fish creek due to a washout after a fire a few years ago. So the only access is from the north of the lake or the south approach (via Globe) which is a better road anyway.
I live in las Cruces and purchased a car, flew to Prescott and drove it back home passing through this back road area loving it all!
I've actually been inside the generators at Roosevelt dam. Very cramped space. Was an awesome experience though.
I wonder if you have access to the other side of the old road that was bypassed by the 188? And you forgot to mention it was removed from historical status because it was changed too much from its original state.
You should work for the government.
haha, why do you say that?
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 You report with government facts and figures and not the true happenings on past events.
@@allanbacon2977 couldnt agree more
You should do some thing on Apache lake
I just may! Thats another pretty cool area!
What kind of drone do you use now?
The DJI Mini 4 pro!.....it's an amazing drone!!!!
Awesome thank you. I was thinking about that same one!
Such a great drone, and a huge upgrade compared to the one I used to make this video
Good joke about the drink! 😂 beautiful captures and well done explanation about history! Good work! 👍👍👍 I just connected to you to stay in touch! When you have time are always welcome to check out my stuff as well and stay connected too! I is awesome to see how many drone enthusiasts are all over the world! In this way world becomes much smaller! 😊😊😊
😂 yea once I got that drink I felt compelled to include it! Always important to have a few laughs along the way! And thank you! That area is so stunning to see , even without a drone! Never gets old!!
COCAINE!!
In the words of Tucker Clay, " well hold on, it's just the drink" XD