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.
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
- ^ 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
- The Flumes - City of Kimball
- More photos of the Maginnis Aqueduct at Wikimedia Commons
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