Osceola Ditch
Osceola (East) Ditch | |
Osceola Ditch | |
| Location | White Pine County, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Baker, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39°1′48″N 114°17′26″W / 39.03000°N 114.29056°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000584 |
| Added to NRHP | June 06, 1996 |
The Osceola Ditch, also known as the East Ditch, was built in 1889–1890 to convey water from Lehman Creek, Nevada to a hydraulic mine operation at Osceola. Extending for 18 mi (29 km), the ditch includes a 600 ft (180 m) tunnel as well as wooden flumes. The project also includes a rock dam and headgate on Stella Lake. The ditch's terminus at Osceola, Nevada became disused during the early 1900s and was destroyed entirely by a fire in the 1940s. Much of the East Ditch is included within Great Basin National Park.