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
Bushee Creek Dam Pershing County	38	1979	Low	Fair
Caliente Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Dam Lincoln County	14	—	Low	Fair
Capd 8 Dam Clark County	12	1974	Low	Fair
Carey/Lake Mead Detention Basin Dam Clark County	29	1993	High	Fair
Carico Lake Dam Lander County	8	—	Low	Fair
Carlin Gold Tailings Dam Eureka County	270	1991	Low	Fair
Carlin Ww East Rib Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carlin Ww Storage Pond Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 1 Dam Elko County	21	1960	Low	Fair
Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 2 Dam Elko County	10	1960	Low	Fair
Carlin Ww West Rib Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carson City Golf Course Detention Basin Dam Carson City County	33	—	Significant	Fair
Carson City Treated Effluent Dam Carson City County	152	—	High	Fair
Carson City Treatment Plant Drying Beds Dam Carson City County	13	—	Low	Fair
Carter Reservoir Dam Washoe County	10	1916	Low	Fair
Caselton Last Dam Lincoln County	28	—	Low	Fair
Caselton Mill Middle Dam Lincoln County	20	—	Low	Fair
Caselton No 8 Dam Lincoln County	34	1960	Low	Fair
Caselton No 9 Dam Lincoln County	36	—	Low	Fair
Chalk Bluff Solids Storage Pond Dam Washoe County	21	1996	Significant	Fair
Chalk Bluff Treatment Plant Phase I Dam Washoe County	10	1995	Significant	Fair
Chalk Bluff Treatment Plant Phase Ii Dam Washoe County	43	1996	Significant	Fair
Cheyenne Peaking Detention Basin Dam Clark County	25	2005	High	Fair
Chuck Lenzie North Evaporation Pond Clark County	16	—	Low	Fair
Chuck Lenzie South Evaporation Pond Clark County	18	—	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.

Nevada Dams

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All Dams in Nevada