Central Arizona Project Map

The bureau of reclamation’s central arizona project (cap) collection presents results of the extensive cultural resource investigations conducted during the planning, construction, and maintenance of the project’s water delivery systems and associated infrastructure. By producing an interactive membership locator, cagrd and central arizona project’s it staff have made it easy to understand whether you’re inside or outside of the cagrd. Central arizona project delivers water to maricopa, pinal and pima counties, serving more than 5 million people, or more than 80% of the state’s population.

Since then, caps diversion canal, pumps, and tunnels have provided most of the water supply for central and southern arizona. The aqueduct diverts water from the colorado river from lake havasu city near parker into central and southern arizona. Arizona and new mexico region:

Central Arizona Project Map The central arizona project’s right to water on the colorado river is “junior” to most others in the lower basin (az, ca & nv), which means its supply takes the largest cut in times of shortage.

The cap is the largest and most expensive aqueduct system ever constructed in the united states. The central arizona project was established on september 30, 1968 by the colorado river basin project act (uspl 1967, chapter 57, page 380). 119k members in the maps community. #1 central arizona project aqueduct updated: