Utah and Salt Lake Canal

The Utah and Salt Lake Canal is an historic waterway in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.[1]

Description

The canal was financed wholly by Salt Lake County, and construction lasted from 1872[2] to 1881. It was built "with only basic tools and contracted manual labor."[3] The settlement that became present-day Riverton was limited to the Jordan River bottoms until this canal was constructed.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utah and Salt Lake Canal
  2. "An AWWA National Landmark: The Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal" (PDF). Intermountain Section of the American Water Works Association. 17 Sep 1993. Retrieved 17 Sep 2012.
  3. "Riverton". Utah History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 Sep 2012.

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