Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“The Gerlach Water Tower, on Main Street in Gerlach, Nevada, was built in 1909 by the Utah Construction Company.”
Wikipedia article Gerlach Water Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Washoe County · listed in 1981 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Gerlach Water Tower between 1996 and 2017, burning about 4 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | EMPIRE |
| 7 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Winnemucca District Office | RV |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | EMPIRE RANCH |
| 7 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | RANGER |
| 1 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | GERLACH |
| 10 November 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Winnemucca District Office | BLACKROCK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gerlach Water Tower: 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Boron-Borates, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Plant | ||
| Great Boiling Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Great Boiling Springs Uranium Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Gerlach Area Borate Deposit | Boron-Borates | Occurrence | ||
| Gerlach Hot Springs | Boron-Borates | Occurrence | Ulexite | |
| Gerlach Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lower E. Panther Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gerlach, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Gerlach | $10,000 | Slow-moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused flash flooding over highway 447 about 5 miles northwest of Gerlach. The road was closed due to the flooding. |
| October 2024 | Heavy Rain | Gerlach | - | A mesonet station (FW0371-Gerlach) located in Gerlach, NV, reported 24 hour rainfall totaling 0.57 inches. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Gerlach | - | Mesonet stations Fox Mountain (FOXN2) located 27 mi NNW of Gerlach, NV, and Juniper Springs (JSPN2) located 36 mi S of Vya, NV, both reported rainfall totals of 0.59 inches and 0.83 inches respectively. |
| April 2018 | Heavy Rain | Gerlach | - | Mesonet station F0371, near Gerlach (elevation 3953 feet) reported 0.58 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1014PST to 7 April 1014PST. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Gerlach | - | A nearly stationary thunderstorm produced over 2 inches of rain and caused a debris flow across Nevada Highway 447 south of Gerlach, Nevada. Nevada Department of Transportation reported mud and debris in the roadway blocking all lanes in both directions. No damage estimates were available. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Gerlach | - | Dime to nickel-sized hail was reported in Gerlach. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerlach | - | A wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph) was reported in Gerlach. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerlach | - | 78 mph wind gust |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerlach | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000385 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washoe County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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