Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments

Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments

Photograph of the Diversion Dam

Diversion Dam
Nearest city Boise, Idaho (Diversion Dam)
Nampa, Idaho (Deer Flat Embankments)
Coordinates 43°32′16″N 116°05′36″W / 43.537813°N 116.093412°W / 43.537813; -116.093412 (Diversion Dam)
43°34′26″N 116°42′23″W / 43.573889°N 116.706389°W / 43.573889; -116.706389 (Deer Flat Embankments)
Area Approx. 65 acres (26 ha)[1]
Built 1906–1912[1]
NRHP Reference # 76000666
Added to NRHP March 15, 1976

The Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments is the collective name given in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places program to a set of three dams near Boise and Nampa, Idaho. The dams are components of the United States Bureau of Reclamation's Boise Project, and were designed to provide irrigation water to 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) of Idaho farmland in conjunction with the New York Irrigation District (New York Canal). The Diversion Dam also provides hydroelectric generation capacity.[1] The dams were listed on the National Register in 1976.[2]

The three dams that make up the Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments are:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wells, Merle (February 6, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments (PDF), retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 at 7459 (February 6, 1979).


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