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The Acequias of San Antonio and the Beginnings of a Modern Water System
In 1718 Spanish Missionaries established permanent settlements in San Antonio and immediately began constructing a system of irrigation ditches, or acequias, to divert water from the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek to irrigate hundreds of acres of farmland. The acequias were so well built that the Acequia Madre, built between 1731 and 1745 still provides irrigation water for 400 acres of farms, establishing it as the oldest continuously working acequia in the country. This presentation will follow 300 years of water infrastructure in San Antonio and along the way touch on how important water is to a thriving community.
The Acequias of San Antonio and the Beginnings of a Modern Water System
In 1718 Spanish Missionaries established permanent settlements in San Antonio and immediately began constructing a system of irrigation ditches, or acequias, to divert water from the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek to irrigate hundreds of acres of farmland. The acequias were so well built that the Acequia Madre, built between 1731 and 1745 still provides irrigation water for 400 acres of farms, establishing it as the oldest continuously working acequia in the country. This presentation will follow 300 years of water infrastructure in San Antonio and along the way touch on how important water is to a thriving community.
The Acequias of San Antonio and the Beginnings of a Modern Water System
Nichols, Dana (author)
Fourth National EWRI History Symposium at World Environmental and Water Resources Congress ; 2007 ; Tampa, Florida, United States
2007-04-30
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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