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.
Carson River Diversion Dam | |
Nearest city | Fallon, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 39°29′50″N 118°59′57″W / 39.49722°N 118.99917°W |
Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
Built | 1904 |
Architectural style | Concrete Gate |
MPS | Newlands Reclamation TR |
NRHP reference No. | 81000380[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1981 |
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]
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