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 (9.2 m³/s).

Franklin Canal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Franklin Canal
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Nearest city	El Paso, Texas
Coordinates	31°40′21″N 106°22′35″W
Area	184 acres (74 ha)
Built	1889 (1889)
Built by	El Paso Irrigation Company
NRHP reference No.	92000696[1]
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1992

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]

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 (16,000 ha).[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas
• Texas Irrigation Canals
• Riverside Canal
• American Canal

References

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. TX-125, "Franklin Canal, Extending 31 miles along the Rio Grande, El Paso, El Paso County, TX", 2 data pages

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