Nevada Dams

507 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

507

High Hazard

161

31.8%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

150

Average Age

45 yrs

Hazard Classification

High161 (31.8%)

Significant84 (16.6%)

Low262 (51.7%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory17 (3.4%)

Fair294 (58.0%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory150 (29.6%)

Not Rated46 (9.1%)

Federal

State

Local

150

Private

245

All Dams in Nevada

Showing 1–25 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
171 Ac Mcgill Dam White Pine County	25	—	Low	Fair
78 Ac Mcgill Dam White Pine County	27	—	Low	Fair
Aaron Way Detention Basin Dam Clark County	30	1992	High	Fair
A-A Tails Dam Eureka County	220	1989	Significant	Fair
Abbott Wash Detention Basin Dam Clark County	35	2008	High	Fair
Allerman #1 Dam Douglas County	21	—	High	Fair
Angel Park North Detention Basin Dam Clark County	55	1985	High	Fair
Angel Park South Detention Basin Dam Clark County	30	1982	High	Fair
Ann Road Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	2007	High	Fair
Asamera Effluent Storage Dam Storey County	34	2001	High	Fair
Bently Reservoir Dam Douglas County	66	—	High	Fair
Big Five Dam Pershing County	10	1915	Low	Fair
Bilk Creek Reservoir Dam Humboldt County	46	1950	Low	Fair
Black Mountain Detention Basin Dam Clark County	40	2000	High	Fair
Blue Diamond Upper Detention Dam Clark County	61	2000	High	Fair
Bmg Mine Willow Creek Dam Lander County	115	1989	Significant	Fair
Bootleg Detention Basin Dam Clark County	22	—	High	Fair
Boulder Wastewater Storage Dam Clark County	15	—	Low	Fair
Bourne Reservoir Dam Douglas County	34	1997	High	Fair
Boyd Reservoir Dam Elko County	36	1998	Low	Fair
Brimstone Leach Event Pond Dam Humboldt County	27	2011	Significant	Fair
Buckeye Creek Lower Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Middle Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Upper Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Bullfrog Evap Pond Dam Nye County	6	2005	Low	Fair

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.

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