Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments

	Diversion Dam and; Deer Flat Embankments
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Boise River Diversion Dam
Location	Southwestern Idaho, U.S.
Nearest city	Boise (Diversion Dam); Nampa (Deer Flat Embankments)
Coordinates	43°32′16″N 116°05′36″W / 43.537813°N 116.093412°W; (Diversion Dam); 43°34′26″N 116°42′23″W / 43.573889°N 116.706389°W; (Deer Flat Embankments)
Area	Approx. 65 acres (26 ha)
Built	1906–1912
NRHP reference No.	76000666
Added to NRHP	March 15, 1976

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 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:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wells, Merle (February 6, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments (PDF), retrieved March 11, 2015.
^ "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 at 7459 (February 6, 1979).

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Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Boise River Diversion Dam
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Location	Southwestern Idaho, U.S.
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