Rye Patch Dam

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Rye Patch Dam is a water-control structure on the Humboldt River in Nevada that creates the reservoir around which Rye Patch State Recreation Area is centered.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rye Patch Dam canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
water-control structure ⓘ
associatedWithProtectedArea Rye Patch State Recreation Area ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
constructionBegan 1935 ⓘ
constructionMaterial earthfill ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsReservoir Rye Patch Reservoir ⓘ
damType embankment dam ⓘ
hasPowerPlant no ⓘ
hasRecreationArea Rye Patch State Recreation Area ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
height 78 feet ⓘ
impounds Humboldt River ⓘ
length 1,074 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Nevada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedNear Interstate 80 in Nevada ⓘ
locatedOn Humboldt River ⓘ
managesWaterFor lower Humboldt River basin ⓘ
namedAfter Rye Patch ⓘ
nearestCity Lovelock, Nevada ⓘ
opened 1936 ⓘ
operator Pershing County Water Conservation District ⓘ
ownedBy Pershing County Water Conservation District ⓘ
partOf Humboldt River water management system ⓘ
primaryUse irrigation water supply ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
recreationActivitiesSupported boating ⓘ
recreationActivitiesSupported camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
region Pershing County, Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Pershing County
reservoirAlsoKnownAs Rye Patch Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirCapacity 191000 acre-feet ⓘ
reservoirName Rye Patch Reservoir ⓘ
reservoirSurfaceArea 11000 acres ⓘ
riverCrossed Humboldt River ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
watercourse Humboldt River ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rye Patch Reservoir → createdBy → Rye Patch Dam ⓘ
Rye Patch Reservoir → hasDam → Rye Patch Dam ⓘ