Category «Roosevelt Dam»

Power Line Canal and Diversion Dam

October 5, 2023 – I broke camp at Apache Lake and made a spontaneous decision to visit the upper reaches of Roosevelt Lake. I was curious to see the last of the free-flowing Salt River before it emptied into Roosevelt. I retraced my path over the Apache Trail and then headed east on Arizona State …

Roosevelt Dam

March 26, 2023 – We visited Roosevelt Dam, which was the first and largest dam built on the Salt River. Without a doubt, it is an impressive structure. We were amazed standing downstream and looking up at this monolith holding back the waters of the Salt River in the narrow, steep canyon where Tonto Creek …