Lahontan Reservoir Improvements – Hawthorne NV

City:
Hawthorne, NV

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply, Flood and Erosion Control

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted riprap and other improvement work at Lake Lahontan (Lahontan Reservoir) during the Great Depression.

Source notes

"The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: From Boys to Men," by Renee Corona Kolvet, Victoria Ford (page 73)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 14, 2015.

Location Info


Lake Lahontan
Silver Springs, NV

Coordinates: 39.341, -119.133

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