Carson River Diversion Dam
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Carson River Diversion Dam
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| Nearest city | Fallon, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | Concrete Gate |
| MPS | Newlands Reclamation TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000380[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1981 |
The Carson River Diversion Dam on the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada was built in 1904-05. It is a 21-foot (6.4 m) tall, 241-foot (73 m) long "concrete gate structure" with 21 "double leaf slide 5-by-10-foot (1.5 m × 3.0 m) spillway sections.
It diverts water for use in agricultural irrigation in hundreds of farms within the Newlands Projects area. It is located five miles northeast of the Lahontan Dam that serves a similar function on the Truckee River.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and accompanying four photos from 1979-80
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