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Kirkland-McKinney canal

The canal that runs through the Walton Center for Planetary Health at Arizona State University is about 150 years old. "The Kirkland-McKinney was among the earliest irrigation undertakings in the Tempe area, named for William H. Kirkland and James B. McKinney. With help from the area’s Hispanic residents, it is estimated the Kirkland-McKinney branch was constructed between 1869 and 1870, which makes it the oldest extant and in-use water conveyance in the SRP system."

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Uploaded on April 12, 2023
Taken on March 29, 2023