Newlands Reclamation Project

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The Newlands Reclamation Project is one of the earliest U.S. federal irrigation projects, designed to divert water from the Truckee and Carson Rivers to transform arid Nevada lands into productive agricultural areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf irrigation project ⓘ
reclamation project ⓘ
affectsWaterBody Carson Sink ⓘ
Pyramid Lake ⓘ
aimedTo transform arid land into irrigated farmland ⓘ
associatedWith Truckee-Carson Irrigation District ⓘ
authorizedBy Reclamation Act of 1902 ⓘ
benefits irrigated agriculture in western Nevada ⓘ
category Bureau of Reclamation projects ⓘ
Irrigation in Nevada ⓘ
constructionBegan 1903 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
engineeringFeature earthen and concrete dams ⓘ
era Progressive Era water development ⓘ
governingLaw federal reclamation law ⓘ
hasComponent Derby Dam ⓘ
Lahontan Dam ⓘ
Lahontan Reservoir ⓘ
Truckee Canal ⓘ
hasImpactOn Native American water rights on the Truckee River ⓘ
ecosystem of Pyramid Lake ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of large-scale federal water diversion in the American West ⓘ
locatedIn Churchill County, Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Churchill County

Lyon County, Nevada ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
managingOrganization United States Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
namedAfter Francis G. Newlands ⓘ
notableFor being among the first projects built by the U.S. Reclamation Service ⓘ
oneOfEarliest federal irrigation projects in the United States ⓘ
partOf United States Reclamation Service early projects ⓘ
primaryCropRegion Truckee-Carson Irrigation District ⓘ
purpose agricultural development ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
regionServed Fallon area, Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Fallon, Nevada

Lahontan Valley ⓘ
startDate 1903 ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
usesRiver Carson River ⓘ
Truckee River ⓘ
waterConveyedBy Truckee Canal to Carson River Basin ⓘ
waterDiversionFrom Truckee River at Derby Dam ⓘ
linked to: Truckee River
waterUse surface water irrigation ⓘ

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Derby Dam → partOf → Newlands Reclamation Project ⓘ
Derby Dam → projectNumber → Reclamation Project No. 1 (Newlands Project) ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Truckee-Carson Project → partOf → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Truckee-Carson Project → associatedWith → Newlands Reclamation Project ⓘ
Lahontan Valley, Nevada → hasIrrigationSource → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Lahontan Valley irrigation district → associatedWith → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Lahontan Reservoir → partOf → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Lahontan Reservoir → createdByProject → Newlands Reclamation Project ⓘ
Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 → relatesTo → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Public Law 101-618 → addressesWaterProject → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Public Law 101-618 → relatedTo → Newlands Reclamation Project ⓘ
Boca Reservoir → partOfProject → Washoe Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Stampede Reservoir → partOfProject → Washoe Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Newlands Irrigation Project lands → partOf → Newlands Project ⓘ
linked to: Newlands Reclamation Project
Lahontan Reservoir → isPartOfProject → Newlands Reclamation Project ⓘ