Boca Dam

Boca Dam (National ID No. CA10135) is an earthfill dam and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses Nevada County, California and Washoe County, Nevada in the United States. Open year-round, it is located at the southern end of Boca Reservoir, 1 mi north of Interstate 80, 0.3 mi above the confluence of the Little Truckee River and the Truckee River, and 6 mi northeast of Truckee, California. Reno, Nevada lies 27 mi to the east.

Boca Dam's area of significance includes agriculture, conservation, and engineering. It is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 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.

Dimensions

 * Crest elevation: 5615 ft
 * Structural height: 93 ft
 * Crest length: 1629 ft
 * Top of joint use: 5605 ft
 * Top of active conservation: 5596.37 ft
 * Top of inactive conservation: N/A
 * Spillway crest: 5589 ft
 * Top of dead storage: 5521 ft
 * Streambed at dam axis: 5512 ft

Landmark
The dam is registered in the National Register of Historic Places. 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.