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 101–125 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Px Ranch Reservoir Dam Elko County	40	—	Low	Fair
Pulsipher Wash Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	2008	High	Fair
Pond Gw-11 Dam Clark County	23	1998	High	Fair
Pittman Park Detention Basin Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Fair
Pittman North Detention Basin Dam Clark County	35	—	High	Fair
Pittman East Detention Basin Dam Clark County	49	2003	High	Fair
Pittman Anthem Detention Basin Dam Clark County	42	—	High	Fair
Pioneer Detention Basin Dam Clark County	41	2002	High	Fair
Phoenix Tailings Dam Lander County	173	1971	Low	Fair
Peavine Creek Upper Dam Washoe County	74	1960	High	Fair
Peavine Creek Lower Dam Washoe County	51	1962	High	Fair
Pabco Tails Pond 12 Dam Clark County	48	2012	Low	Fair
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 9 Clark County	20	1969	Low	Fair
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 8 Clark County	20	1969	Low	Fair
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 7 Clark County	25	2003	Low	Fair
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 11 Clark County	47	2010	Low	Fair
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 10 Clark County	27	1969	Low	Fair
Orchard Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
Onion Dam Humboldt County	54	—	Significant	Fair
Old Place Dike #3 Dam Nye County	10	1974	Low	Fair
Oakey Detention Dam Clark County	19	—	High	Fair
Nuti Storage Dam Lyon County	28	1963	Low	Fair
North Spanish Springs Flood Sediment Basin Dam Washoe County	16	2007	High	Fair
North Spanish Springs Flood Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	23	2007	High	Fair
North Railroad Detention Basin Dam Clark County	27	2007	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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