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Boca Dam
Boca Dam.jpg
Location
Tahoe National Forest
Nevada County, California
Construction began 1937
Opening date 1939
Operator(s) Bureau of Reclamation
Dam and spillways
Impounds Little Truckee River
Height 93 ft (28 m)
Length 1,629 ft (497 m)
Reservoir
Creates Boca Reservoir
Total capacity 41,110 acre⋅ft (50,710,000 m3)
Catchment area 172 sq mi (450 km2)
Surface area 977 acres (3.95 km2)

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boca Dam
Boca Dam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places




Boca Dam is located in California
Boca Dam



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Boca Dam is located in the United States
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Location South end of Boca Reservoir, Nevada County, California, United States
Coordinates
39°23′26″N 120°05′40″W / 39.39056°N 120.09444°W / 39.39056; -120.09444Coordinates: 39°23′26″N 120°05′40″W / 39.39056°N 120.09444°W / 39.39056; -120.09444
Built 1937-1939
NRHP reference # 81000712
Added to NRHP 1981


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, 1 mi (2 km) north of Interstate 80, 0.3 mi (480 m) above the confluence of the Little Truckee River and the Truckee River, and 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Truckee, California. Reno, Nevada lies 27 mi (43 km) 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]




Contents






  • 1 Dimensions


  • 2 Landmark


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Dimensions


















Boca Dam bridge
Coordinates 39°23′28″N 120°05′38″W / 39.391°N 120.094°W / 39.391; -120.094Coordinates: 39°23′28″N 120°05′38″W / 39.391°N 120.094°W / 39.391; -120.094
Carries Boca Dam Reservoir Road
Characteristics
Width 2 lanes


  • Crest elevation: 5,615 ft (1,711 m)

  • Structural height: 93 ft (28 m)

  • Crest length: 1,629 ft (497 m)

  • Top of joint use: 5,605 ft (1,708 m)

  • Top of active conservation: 5,596.37 ft (1,706 m)

  • Top of inactive conservation: N/A

  • Spillway crest: 5,589 ft (1,704 m)

  • Top of dead storage: 5,521 ft (1,683 m)

  • Streambed at dam axis: 5,512 ft (1,680 m)[4]



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.[5][6]




See also


  • List of dams and reservoirs in California


References





  1. ^ "Boca Dam and Reservoir". truckee.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-22..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Boca Dam". cdavis.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-03-25. Retrieved 2008-07-22.


  3. ^ "Boca Dam". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.


  4. ^ Bureau of Reclamation (2009). "Parker Dam". U.S. Departmentof the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-29.


  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.


  6. ^ Department of Water Resources (2009). "Station Meta Data: Boca Dam (BOC)". California Data Exchange Center. State of California. Retrieved 2009-10-11.




External links



  • Boca Dam at Noehill Travels in California








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