Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Diversion Dam and
Deer Flat Embankments
| nrhp_type = hd
| image = BoiseRiverDiversionDam.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Boise River Diversion Dam
| alt = Photograph of the Diversion Dam
| location = Southwestern Idaho, U.S.
| nearest_city = Boise (Diversion Dam)
Nampa (Deer Flat Embankments)
| coordinates = {{coord|43.537813|-116.093412|format=dms|display=inline|region:US-ID_type:landmark}}
(Diversion Dam)
{{coord|43.573889|-116.706389|format=dms|display=inline|region:US-ID_type:landmark}}
(Deer Flat Embankments)
| locmapin = USA#Idaho
| area = Approx. {{convert|65|acre}}
| added = March 15, 1976
| refnum = 76000666
| nocat = yes
}}
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.
The dams are components of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Boise Project, and were designed to provide irrigation water to {{convert|500000|acre|mi2 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.{{Citation | last1 = Wells | first1 = Merle | date = February 6, 1976 | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments | url = {{NRHP url|id=76000666}} | format = PDF | accessdate = March 11, 2015 }}. The dams were listed on the National Register in 1976."Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", {{federal register|44|7416}} at 7459 (February 6, 1979).
The three dams that make up the Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments are:
- Boise River Diversion Dam
- Deer Flat Upper Embankment
- Deer Flat Lower Embankment
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places Idaho}}
Category:Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
Category:United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Ada County, Idaho
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Canyon County, Idaho
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
Category:1906 establishments in Idaho
Category:Dams completed in 1912
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