Boca Dam (National ID No. CA10135) is an

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and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses

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and

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in the

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. Open year-round, it is located at the southern end of

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, north of

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, above the confluence of the

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and the

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, and northeast of

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lies to the east. Boca Dam's area of significance includes agriculture, conservation, and engineering. It is administered by the

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, 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.

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* Crest elevation: * Structural height: * Crest length: * Top of joint use: * Top of active conservation: * Top of inactive conservation: N/A * Spillway crest: * Top of dead storage: * Streambed at dam axis:

Landmark

The dam is registered in the

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. 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 Heigh..............116 Feet
Length..............1629 Feet
Storage Capacity....40,901 Acre-Feet
Contractor..........George W. Condon Co.

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Landmark

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