Grand Valley Canal, Mesa County, Colorado 39.169731 -108.667735 Mesa Colorado USA https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grand+Valley+Canal/@39.1620112,-108.7377726,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8746fd2e6c4c60e1:0x9 Google Map link for Grand Valley Canal One of the first large scale irrigation projects undertaken in the Grand Valley. In January 1883, The Grand Junction News reported that Matt Arch taken charge of the canal's construction. He continued to head its construction, including survey and design, in the initial stages. By February 24, 1883, the News reported that 200 men and 125 teams of horses were working on the ditch at its source on the Colorado River. According to Clifton farmer Thomas Campbell, the canal district sold stock in the canal in later years, with the water sold separately from the land. Campbell says that this was considered a solid investment. According to Fred Simpson, a Pomona farmer involved in irrigation concerns, Grand Junction area users took water from a pipeline that hit the canal around 7th Street (possibly near Patterson Road) and carried it to 1st Street and Orchard Avenue. yes yes