Built 1934 Opened 1934 Added to NRHP 21 March 1986 Management National Park Service | NRHP Reference # 86000587 Area 47 ha Nearest city Boulder City | |
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Architect U.S. Geological Survey; Baumgartner,J.A. Similar Thomas Leavitt House, Jay Dayton Smith House, Mesquite High School G, Railroad Cottage Historic D, Las Vegas Grammar School | ||
Willow Beach Gauging Station is a gauging station located within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The Willow Beach Gauging Station was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1986.
The cables, catwalk, trail and gauging station that are listed in the register are located on the Colorado River north of Willow Beach between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. The gauging station and was built in 1931 to measure to flow downstream from Hoover Dam.
The station is on the Nevada side of the river. Access is from the river or from a tramway on the Arizona side of the river.
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