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Lake Lowell at sunset - 03477.jpg
Another angle of a breathtaking sunset over Lake Lowell.

Lake Lowell boat regatta 1959 - 03475.jpg
Above is an image of the 1959 Lake Lowell Boat Regatta, which takes place every year during the summer months.

Lake Lowell - 02004.jpg
An image of Lake Lowell with a group of men on a boat (the boats name is "The Doris" and it would take patrons on sightseeing tours of the lake). The text at the bottom of the image reads "No. 9 Lake Lowell, Near Caldwell, Idaho."

Lake Lowell, lower embankment - 02194.jpg
An image of Lake Lowell's (Deer Flat Reservoir's) lower embankment. This was a popular summer vacation spot for families.

Lucky Peak Dam - 02011.jpg
An image of Lucky Peak Reservoir which was finished in 1955; water is from the Boise River.

AnyConv.com__Lake Lowell, people on a headgate - 02320 (1).jpg
An image of numerous people on Lake Lowell's headgate.

AnyConv.com__1908, Lake Lowell, lower embankment - 02164 (1).jpg
A 1908 image of Lake Lowell's lower embankment's headgate. Note the people standing on top of it.

Lake-Lowell_-people-on-a-headgate-02320 (1).jpg
An image of Lake Lowell with people on its headgate.

Mr.-Bliss_-chief-engineer-of-Reclamation-Bureau_-by-Lake-Lowell-02197.jpg
An image of chief engineer of Reclamation Bureau by Lake Lowell.

Homestead-Shack-on-Upper-Embankment-02179.jpg
An image of a homestead shack on the upper embankment of Lake Lowell (Deer Flat Reservoir).

1907-New-York-Canal-flowing-to-Deer-Flat-Reservoir-02584.jpg
A 1907 image of the New York Canal flowing towards Deer Flat Reservoir (Lake Lowell).

New York Canal new bank - 02274.jpg
An image of how workers would laid concrete alternately during the construction of the New York Canal. This was done to ensure proper drying time for each section.

More lining of canal, concrete wagon - 02270.jpg
An image of numerous unknown men lining a canal with concrete; sources point towards this being the New York Canal.

Homestead beside New York Canal - 02284.jpg
An image of a homestead next to the newly built New York Canal; water is diverted from the Boise River.

Arrowrock Dam, lining the New York Canal - 02267.jpg
The construction of the Arrowrock Dam, which lines the New York Canal. None of the worker's identities are known at this time.

Construction of big canal - 02269.jpg
An image of a construction team building a large canal--most likely the New York Canal which gets its water from the Boise River.

New York Canal before Bureau of Reclamation took it over - 02282.jpg
An image of the New York Canal--also known at the Main Canal--before the Bureau of Reclamation took it over from New York private investors.

Original diversion dam, finished 1908 - 02257.jpg
Started in 1906 and finished in 1908, above is an image of the original diversion dam stemming from the Boise River.

Cement headgate, Lake Lowell - 02005.jpg
The cement headgate for Lake Lowell.

Unused gate - upper embankment at Lake Lowell 1983 - 03479.jpg
A 1983 image of the upper embankment's unused gate at Lake Lowell (Deer Flat Reservoir). [Caldwell Public Library apologies for the poor image quality]
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