• BRAC Documents

  

  Official BRAC record for Sierra Army Depot (BRAC 1995).

  File type: PDF Source: BRAC Round 1995

  Commission Recommendation Conveyance Report

BRAC Summary: Realign Sierra Army Depot by reducing the conventional ammunition mission to the level necessary to support the conventional ammunition demilitarization mission. Retain a conventional ammunition demilitarization capability and an enclave for the Operational Project Stocks mission and the static storage of ores.

Property Description: Sierra Army Depot (Sierra AD) is located near the unincorporated city of Herlong, CA which is 55 miles northwest of Reno, NV and 40 miles southeast of Susanville, CA. The depot is in the highest desert plain east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 4,200 feet. The high desert plain is only sparsely developed. The terrain is flat or gently rolling, dominated by sagebrush. The Honey Lake Valley is immediately east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The mountains form a barrier to storm systems moving eastward from the Pacific. Located in the rain shadow of the mountain range, the valley climate is arid, with low relative humidity and precipitation. Annual precipitation averages 5.6 inches.

Conveyance Summary:
Starting Acres: 67,120.00
Remaining Acres: 4,487.97
Conveyed Acres: 62,632.03