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Derby Dam

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Built
  
1903

MARKERS #
  
43

Area
  
2 ha

Nearest city
  
Sparks

NRHP Reference #
  
78001727

Opened
  
1903

Added to NRHP
  
26 April 1978

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Location
  
Storey / Washoe counties, Nevada

MPS
  
Newlands Reclamation TR (AD)

Similar
  
Lahontan Dam, Lake Tahoe Dam, Pyramid Lake, Stampede Dam, Pilot Peak

Derby Dam is a diversion dam on the Truckee River, located between Reno and Fernley in Storey and Washoe counties in the U.S. state of Nevada. It diverts water that would otherwise feed Pyramid Lake into the Carson River watershed for irrigation use. In doing so, Winnemucca Lake lost inflow and dried up. It is operated by the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. The dam was named after the Derby Southern Pacific Railroad station.

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Map of Derby Dam, Sparks, NV 89434, USA

The project was authorized by Ethan A. Hitchcock and built in 1903, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the "Derby Diversion Dam."

History

The dam was constructed for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation following an authorization for construction issued on March 14, 1903. Construction commenced on October 2, 1903 and was completed on May 20, 1905.

References

Derby Dam Wikipedia


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