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Diversion Dam
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By Rebecca Maxwell, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Diversion Dam Marker | | |
Inscription. Diversion Dam was completed in 1909 to lift water into an already constructed New York canal system, greatly expanding its irrigated farmlands.
After a quarter century of failure to dig a large canal above Diversion Dam, United States Reclamation Service funding enabled a group of Boise Valley irrigation districts to complete this project. Then in 1912, a generating plant was installed to provide power to construct Arrowrock Dam. It has been preserved as an historical display by Bureau of Reclamation staff.
Erected by Idaho Historical Society. (Marker Number 343.)
Location. 43° 32.34′ N, 116° 5.562′ W. Marker is near Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. Marker is on State Highway 21 at milepost 8, 0.3 miles east of Warm Springs Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boise ID 83716, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Oregon Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Beaver Dick's Ferry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Basque Country (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. 4.3 miles away); Idaho State Penitentiary (approx. 5.6 miles away); Arrowrock Dam (approx. 5.9 miles away); More's Creek (approx. 5.9 miles away); Boise State University (approx. 6.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Boise.| | | | 
By Rebecca Maxwell, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Diversion Dam Marker From Across the Road | | |
Regarding Diversion Dam. In the late 1800's, the Idaho Territory needed to attract homesteaders to farm the Boise Valley, which was then a dry sagebrush desert. Arthur Foote, an engineer, designed a canal to turn the valley into lush green farmland. |
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By Rebecca Maxwell, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Diversion Dam Power Plant | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 20, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. This page has been viewed 851 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2009, by Rebecca Maxwell of Boise, Idaho. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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