Twenty Six Foot Drop
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A dam on V Line Canal.
The details
- Type
- Dam
- Watercourse
- V Line Canal
- Coordinates
- 39.48464, -118.9035
About Twenty Six Foot Drop
Twenty Six Foot Drop is a dam in Nevada, on V Line Canal.
Fed largely by snowmelt, it runs hardest in late spring and early summer and can thin to a trickle by late season.
Plungeworthy rates Twenty Six Foot Drop 4.1/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
A genuine 26-foot drop — of irrigation water. This is a drop structure and small hydroelectric plant on the V-Line Canal near Fallon, part of the Newlands Project, the 1903 federal irrigation scheme that turned Carson and Truckee River water into Fallon farmland.
It's an engineering curiosity, not a waterfall hike: flow is whatever the irrigation district is running, and the access road is reported closed at a cattle crossing before the drop. We list it to explain what it is, not to send you there.
Getting there
- Road
- Casey Road reportedly closed at a cattle crossing before the site
- Heads up
- Active Truckee-Carson Irrigation District infrastructure — questions go to TCID, (775) 423-2141.
When to go
Flow is dictated by irrigation operations, not seasons.
Rules & fees
- Warnings
- Active hydroelectric and canal infrastructure — not a public recreation site.
Researched from Nevada Appeal — County begins building second weir · USGS — V-Line Canal at V-Line Weir near Fallon. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Twenty Six Foot Drop recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
Where is Twenty Six Foot Drop?
Twenty Six Foot Drop is a waterfall in Nevada, at 39.48464, -118.9035.
Is Twenty Six Foot Drop worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 4.1/10.
Gear for the trip
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