Franklin Canal (Texas)

Franklin Canal
Franklin Canal
Franklin Canal
Franklin Canal
Nearest city El Paso, Texas
Coordinates 31°40′21″N 106°22′35″W / 31.67250°N 106.37639°W / 31.67250; -106.37639Coordinates: 31°40′21″N 106°22′35″W / 31.67250°N 106.37639°W / 31.67250; -106.37639
Area 184 acres (74 ha)
Built 1889 (1889)
Built by El Paso Irrigation Co.
NRHP reference # 92000696[1]
Added to NRHP June 19, 1992
The Franklin Canal is in the southern part of the Upper Colorado Region

The Franklin Canal is an irrigation canal in the Upper Rio Grande Valley near El Paso, Texas. The canal acquires water from the Rio Grande via the American Canal. The canal is 28.4 miles (45.7 km) long with a capacity of 325 cubic feet per second.

The Franklin Irrigation Company completed the canal in 1891 at a cost of $150,000. In 1912, the U.S. Reclamation Service purchased the canal, and it became a key part of the Rio Grande Project.[2]

Though the canal was privately constructed in 1889, it was acquired by the US Bureau of Reclamation in 1912. It is part of a large canal network in the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

The canal was renovated and enlarged between 1912 and 1916. The work included repairing the diversion dam, enlarging the heading of the canal, and lining a portion of the channel with concrete. When completed, the canal was capable of irrigating 40,000 acres.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 HAER TX-125. Historic American Engineering Record. Library of Congress


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