Derby Diversion Dam - Washoe County
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lazyCachers
N 39° 35.342 W 119° 26.770
11S E 289937 N 4385004
Located just off I80 just west of Fernley, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WM3YY9
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2008
Views: 8
The nearby marker states:
Derby Dam, constucted under specification number 1 and drawing number 1 of the U.S. reclamation service. Now the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, diverts the flow of the Truckee River for irrigation use, it was the forerunner of such mighty structures as Hoover, Grand Coulee, Shasta, and Glen Canyon Dams.
Derby Dam was authorized by secretary of the Interior E.A. Hitchcock on March 14, 1903. It is part of the Newlands Project, named in honor of Nevada Senator Francis G. Newlands who worked for passage of the reclamation laws in 1902. Derby takes its name from a nearby Southern Pacific Railroad station of the day.
Charles A. Warren & Co. of San Francisco, the contractor, started work on the dam on October 2, 1903 and finished May 20, 1905. Operational water diversions began in 1906.
Waterway where the dam is located: Truckee River
Main use of the Water Dam: Irrigation
Material used in the structure: masonry
Height of Dam: 31 ft
Date built: 05/20/1905
Fishing Allowed: Not Listed
Motor Sports Allowed: Not Listed
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