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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Fallon, Nevada
Coordinates	39°29′50″N 118°59′57″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]

References

1. "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