Carson River Diversion Dam
The Carson River Diversion Dam on the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada was built in 1904–05. It is a tall, long "concrete gate structure" with 21 "double leaf slide spillway sections. It diverts water for use in agricultural irrigation in hundreds of farms within the Newlands Projects area. It is located five miles northeast of the Lahontan Dam on the Carson River. and It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. References

Dams completed in 1904 National Register of Historic Places in Churchill County, Nevada Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada 1904 establishments in Nevada {{Nevada-NRHP-stub ...
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Fallon, Nevada
Fallon is a city in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 9,327 at time of the 2020 census. Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County and is located in the Lahontan Valley. History The community was first populated during the California Gold Rush, because multiple would-be Forty-niners stopped after crossing the Carson River. The town and post office were established on July 24, 1896, in a little shack belonging to Michael Fallon and Eliza Fallon, who operated a ranch at the site. Shortly afterwards, Jim Richards later operated a store near the post office. The town was officially incorporated in 1908. On June 16, 2019, downtown Fallon was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Fallon is located in western Churchill County at the geographic coordinates (39.472792, -118.778826). It is in the Lahontan Valley, a former lakebed into which flows the Carson River, which passes north of the city. According to the United States ...
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