This site is an Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam for the railroad. The site contains two shade structures, picnic tables, grills, fire pits, garbage cans, and vault toilets.
Pine Canyon Dam is a dam located just 14.5 miles from Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada. It is near Islen, NV. Whether you’re spinning, baitcasting or fly fishing your chances of getting a bite here are good.
Background
Pine Canyon Dam is an ungated flood control structure located within the Meadow Valley Wash Basin, in Lincoln County, Nevada. The drainage area behind the dam totals about 45 square miles. The dam site is located about 18 miles southeast of Caliente, Nevada, and about 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada (location map). Along with Mathews Canyon Dam, the project provides protection to downstream areas along Clover Creek, Meadow Valley Wash, and lower Muddy River. These areas include the City of Caliente, 80 miles of the Union Pacific Railroad, farm land, and many miles of highways and roads. The dam was authorized by an act of Congress in 1950. Construction began in March 1957 and work was completed in December 1957.
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Courtesy S. Ward – Inside Lehman Caves