Diversion Dam
Diversion Dam is a ruins in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Diversion Dam is situated nearby to Frisbee Beach, as well as near Big Rock Hole.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UC Santa Cruz and California Powder Works Bridge.
UC Santa Cruz
University
The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. UC Santa Cruz is situated 1 mile southwest of Diversion Dam.
California Powder Works Bridge
Bridge
The California Powder Works Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Santa Cruz, California. It is a Smith truss bridge, built across the San Lorenzo River in 1872 by the California Powder Works, an explosives manufacturer whose factory complex stood on the river banks. California Powder Works Bridge is situated 4,000 feet east of Diversion Dam.
College Nine
College
College Nine is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The university's first new college in nearly 30 years, College Nine was founded in 2000 although the dorms were not finished until 2002. College Nine is situated 1 mile south of Diversion Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise Park and Pasatiempo.
Paradise Park
Village
Paradise Park is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Paradise Park sits at an elevation of 92 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Paradise Park's population was 367, which is down from 389 people in the 2010 census.
Pasatiempo
Hamlet
Pasatiempo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, located along State Route 17 between Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. Pasatiempo is situated 2 miles east of Diversion Dam.
Mount Hermon
Hamlet
Diversion Dam
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.01448° or 37° 0′ 52″ north
Longitude
-122.05672° or 122° 3′ 24″ west
Open location code
849V2W7V+Q8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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