Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch Explained

Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch
Location:Intersects U.S. Route 283 north of Rosston, Oklahoma
Coordinates:36.9486°N -99.9631°W
Built:1893-1905
Builder:Settler's Milling Canal & Reserv.
Added:July 27, 1983
Area:7.5acres
Refnum:83002070

The Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch, near Rosston, Oklahoma, in both Beaver County, Oklahoma and Harper County, Oklahoma, was constructed during 1893 to 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma in 1983.

It enabled Ditch Valley to become a lush green area, in contrast to the surrounding arid lands. It is about 12feet wide for much of its 14miles length. It is supplied by water from a diversion dam on the Cimarron River.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83002070}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Settler's Irrigation Ditch ]. National Park Service. Karen Bode Curths . Mary Ann Anders . September 1982 . June 12, 2018. With