August 20, 2024
Making agriculture possible at the Arizona border: The Gila Gravity Canal
Water from the Colorado River has been a critical factor in developing the agriculture sector east of Yuma, Arizona, where many irrigation districts have been developed since the early 1900s. This post will talk about the role of the Gila Gravity Canal in creating farmland in eastern Yuma County, where five agricultural hubs irrigate approximately 98,000 acres of land— area about two-thirds the size of the city of Tijuana, Baja California.