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 in the western United States in southwestern Idaho, near Boise and Nampa.
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Location | Southwestern Idaho, U.S. |
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Nearest city | Boise (Diversion Dam) Nampa (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 No. | 76000666 |
Added to NRHP | March 15, 1976 |
The dams are components of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Boise Project, and were designed to provide irrigation water to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 2,000 km2) of Treasure Valley farmland in conjunction with the New York Irrigation District (New York Canal). The Boise River 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:
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