Utah and Salt Lake Canal
{{Short description|Canal in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States}}
The Utah and Salt Lake Canal is an historic waterway in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.{{gnis|1433834|Utah and Salt Lake Canal}}
Description
The canal was financed wholly by Salt Lake County, and construction lasted from 1872{{cite web|url=http://utahwater.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/1-an-iwwa-national-landmark-the-jordan-and-salt-lake-city-canal-hooton-september-17-1933-the-citys-right-to-use-mountain-water.pdf|title=An AWWA National Landmark: The Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal|publisher=Intermountain Section of the American Water Works Association|format=PDF|date=17 Sep 1993|accessdate=17 Sep 2012}} to 1881. It was built "with only basic tools and contracted manual labor."{{cite web|url=http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/r/RIVERTON.html|title=Riverton |publisher=Utah History Encyclopedia|accessdate=15 Sep 2012}} The settlement that became present-day Riverton was limited to the Jordan River bottoms until this canal was constructed.
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Category:Buildings and structures in Salt Lake County, Utah
Category:Transportation in Salt Lake County, Utah
Category:Canals opened in 1881
Category:1881 establishments in Utah Territory
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