Area 74 ha Added to NRHP 19 June 1992 | NRHP Reference # 92000696 Year built 1889 | |
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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. Though the canal was privately constructed in 1889, it was acquired by the US Bureau of Reclamation in 1912. It is part of a large canal network in the Upper Rio Grande Valley.
Map of Franklin Canal, El Paso, TX, USA
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