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 226–250 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Rmg West Dedicated Leach Event Pond Dam Nye County	19	2001	Low	Fair
Rmg West Dedicated Pad Phase Ii Process Pond Dam Nye County	30	2000	Low	Fair
Rmg West Dedicated Pad Phase Ii Storm Pond Dam Nye County	30	2000	Low	Fair
Rmg West Storm Pond #3 Dam Nye County	19	2003	Low	Fair
Rodgers Dam Pershing County	30	2008	Low	Fair
Rotp Spill Holding Pond Dam Eureka County	25	—	Significant	Fair
Roundhill Effluent Dam Douglas County	90	—	High	Fair
Ruby Lake East Sump Cross Dike Dam Elko County	10	—	Low	Fair
Rye Patch Dam Pershing County	78	1936	High	Fair
Shenandoah Detention Basin Dam Carson City County	8	—	High	Fair
Sierra Springs Dam Douglas County	5	—	Significant	Fair
Silver Creek Dam White Pine County	36	1956	High	Fair
Simplot Tailings Dam Clark County	185	1981	Low	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 1 Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
S Line Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Fair
Sloan Quarry Water Storage Pond Dam Clark County	50	—	Significant	Fair
Soldier Meadow Dam Humboldt County	56	—	High	Fair
South Contingency Pond 2 Pershing County	25	2016	Low	Fair
South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam Clark County	37	2008	High	Fair
South Fork Dam Elko County	72	1989	High	Fair
South Leach Non-Property Ponds #2 Dam Eureka County	18	1992	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Ponds Dam Eureka County	30	1990	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	33	—	Low	Fair
South Side Wash Dam Elko County	38	1970	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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All Dams in Nevada