Carson River Diversion Dam

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 cityFallon, Nevada
Coordinates39°29′50″N 118°59′57″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1904
Architectural styleConcrete Gate
MPSNewlands Reclamation TR
NRHP reference No.81000380[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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 Truckee River.[2]

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

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