The Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct, in rural Kimball County, Nebraska about five miles from Kimball, was built in 1912 by Patrick Maginnis. It consists of a woodend trestle supporting a galvanized steel flume, about 55-metre (180 ft) long and about 4.5-metre (15 ft) in maximum height. It was part of the Bay State Irrigation Canal.
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| Nearest city | Kimball, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°13′45″N 103°46′40″W / 41.22917°N 103.77778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | Maginnis, Patrick |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001231[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It was deemed significant for association with irrigation and agriculture in the state and "as an excellent example of a structure designed to overcome a topographical obstruction", namely a draw of Lodgepole Creek. In 1994, it was "the best preserved and most visible" of several surviving aqueduct sections in the area.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Greg Miller (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct / NeHBS No. KM00-039". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1992
External links
edit- The Flumes - City of Kimball
- More photos of the Maginnis Aqueduct at Wikimedia Commons