Carson Diversion Dam
The Carson River Diversion Dam on the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada was built in 1904–05. It is a 21-foot tall, 241-foot long "concrete gate structure" with 21 "double leaf slide 5-by-10-foot spillway sections.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: place in Nevada listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Carson River Diversion” and “Carson River Diversion Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hazen.
Hazen
Hamlet
Hazen is an unincorporated community in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. The community is approximately 12 miles southeast of Fernley and 16 miles northwest of Fallon, on U.S. Route 50 Alternate. Hazen is situated 6 miles northwest of Carson Diversion Dam.
Carson Diversion Dam
- Location: Churchill, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.49246° or 39° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
-118.99297° or 118° 59′ 35″ westElevation
4,032 feet (1,229 metres)Open location code
85F3F2R4+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 759630188OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Carson Diversion Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carson Diversion Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد تحويل نهر كارسون”
- Italian: “diga di Carson River Diversion”
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