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 26–50 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Twin Creeks Distribution Pond Dam Humboldt County	50	1995	Low	Fair
Tule Field Dam Nye County	11	1930	Low	Fair
Ts Ranch Power Plant Evap Ponds Dam Eureka County	10	2007	Low	Fair
Tropicana North Branch Detention Basin Dam Clark County	20	2011	High	Fair
Tropicana Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	1999	High	Fair
Trenton Canyon Overflow Pond Dam Humboldt County	40	1997	Low	Fair
Trail Head Detention Basin Dam Clark County	—	—	High	Fair
Tracy Evaporation Pond 3 Storey County	21	2016	Low	Fair
Town Wash Dam Clark County	45	1992	High	Fair
Topaz Lake Dam Mono County	20	—	High	Fair
Tonkin Reservoir Dam Eureka County	18	2016	Low	Fair
Tailing Storage Facility 3 Dam Elko County	69	2012	Low	Fair
Sun Valley Detention Dam Washoe County	50	—	High	Fair
Sunrise Mountain Landfill Detention Basin Dam Clark County	42	2012	Low	Fair
Stanley Ranch Dam Lyon County	25	1998	Low	Fair
Standard Gold Pregnant Pond #1 Dam Pershing County	71	—	Low	Fair
Standard Gold Event Pond Dam Pershing County	31	—	Low	Fair
Spring Creek Dam #1 Elko County	27	1972	High	Fair
Spanish Springs Stormwater Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	14	1990	High	Fair
South Side Wash Dam Elko County	38	1970	High	Fair
South Leach Property Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	33	—	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Ponds Dam Eureka County	30	1990	Low	Fair
South Leach Non-Property Ponds #2 Dam Eureka County	18	1992	Low	Fair
South Fork Dam Elko County	72	1989	High	Fair
South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam Clark County	37	2008	High	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.

Nevada Dams

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