Boca Dam
Boca Dam 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, north of Interstate 80, above the confluence of the Little Truckee River and the Truckee River, and northeast of Truckee, California. Reno, Nevada lies to the east.
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. The dam's major period of significance was 1925 through 1949.Dimensions
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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...SECRETARY
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
JOHN C. PAGE...COMMISSIONER
R. F. WALTER...CHIEF ENGINEER
L. J. FOSTER AND C. S. HALE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS
HEIGHT..............116 FEET
LENGTH..............1629 FEET
STORAGE CAPACITY....40,901 ACRE-FEET
CONTRACTOR..........GEORGE W. CONDON CO.
