Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct
National Register of Historic Places

Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct

Kimball, Kimball County, Nebraska
Listed
October 20, 1994
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
94001231

About this property

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. 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.

Location

Kimball, Kimball County, Nebraska
41.22910, -103.77825

Categories

ENGINEERINGAGRICULTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct listed on the National Register?

Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1994.

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Maginnis Irrigation Aqueduct is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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