Blythe Intake

Blythe Intake (HMY7C)

Location: Blythe, CA 92225 Riverside County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 43.907', W 114° 30.948'

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On July 17, 1877, Thomas Blythe, a San Francisco financier, filed the first legal claim for Colorado River water rights. Oliver Callaway planned a diversion dam and canal which opened in 1877 to irrigate the Palo Verde Valley. This made possible the settlement and development of the valley.
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HM NumberHMY7C
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Marker Number948
Year Placed1986
Placed ByThe State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with E Clampus Vitus – Billy Holcomb Chapter, Palo Verde Valley Historical Society, and Riverside County Parks Department
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 8:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 730156 N 3735189
Decimal Degrees33.73178333, -114.51580000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 43.907', W 114° 30.948'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 43' 54.42" N, 114° 30' 56.88" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5540 Lonsome Dove Rd, Blythe CA 92225, US
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