Boca Dam
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Boca Dam (National ID No. CA10135) is an earthfill dam and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses Nevada County, California and Washoe County, Nevada in the United States. Open year-round, it is located at the southern end of Boca Reservoir, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Interstate 80, Script error: No such module "convert". above the confluence of the Little Truckee River and the Truckee River, and Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Truckee, California. Reno, Nevada lies Script error: No such module "convert". to the east.[1]
Boca Dam's area of significance includes agriculture, conservation, and engineering. It is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and operated by the Washoe County Water Conservation District. The technical point of contact is the United States District Court Water Master's Office in Reno.[2] The dam's major period of significance was 1925 through 1949.[3]
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Landmark
The dam is registered in the National Register of Historic Places. Its commemorative plaque states:
Boca Dam 1937 - 1940
United States Department of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes...SecretaryBureau of Reclamation
John C. Page...Commissioner
R. F. Walter...Chief Engineer
L. J. Foster and C. S. Hale Construction EngineersHeigh..............116 Feet
Length..............1629 Feet
Storage Capacity....40,901 Acre-Feet
Contractor..........George W. Condon Co.[5][6]
See also
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External links
- Boca Dam at Noehill Travels in California
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- Dams in Nevada County, California
- Dams completed in 1939
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, California
- United States Bureau of Reclamation dams