Carson River Diversion Dam

Carson River Diversion Dam
Carson River Diversion Dam is located in Nevada
Carson River Diversion Dam
Carson River Diversion Dam is located in the United States
Carson River Diversion Dam
Nearest cityFallon, Nevada
Coordinates39°29′50″N 118°59′57″W / 39.49722°N 118.99917°W / 39.49722; -118.99917
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1904
Architectural styleConcrete Gate
MPSNewlands Reclamation TR
NRHP reference No.81000380[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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 on the Carson River.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carson River Diversion Dam". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1979-80
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