Historic American engineering record
Subtitle: Niles Dam, Alameda County, California
By: prepared by Rand Herbert ; Alison Vanderslice and Chris Meyer, Carey & Co.
Contributors: Herbert, Rand.; Vanderslice, Alison.; Meyer, Chris.; Carey & Co.
Publisher: Carey & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Subjects: Schussler, Herman.; Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.); San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; Dams -- California -- Alameda County.; Dams -- Environmental aspects -- California -- Alameda County.; Water-supply -- California -- Alameda County.; Water resources development -- California -- Alameda County.; Alameda County (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Other titles: Niles Dam
Notes: "August 2008."

Caption title.

Includes measured drawings on 3 mylar sheets, 24 x 36 in.

"Niles Dam was part of  water conveyance system associated with important events and a significant person in our history, José de Jesus Vallejo. ... In 1841 Vallejo built a water-conveyance system to power his gristmill, one of the earliest industries in the county. In 1887 the Spring Valley Water Company rebuilt Vallejo's stone dam and diverted Alameda Creek to San Francisco. The dam and the Niles Aqueduct was the first eastward extension of San Francisco's water works and supplied almost half of the city's water during the 1890s. It then became significant as a crucial part of a water conveyance system designed to serve an urban area that predated other similar systems" P. [1].

Date of Construction: 1887.

Engineer: Herman Schussler.

Present Owner: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).

Demolished: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-25).