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 76–100 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Duck Creek Lower Detention Dam Clark County	30	1999	High	Fair
Duck Creek Railroad Detention Basin Dam Clark County	20	2010	High	Fair
Duck Creek West Dam White Pine County	17	—	Low	Fair
East C-1 Detention Basin Dam Clark County	65	2000	High	Fair
East Logan Ridge Trail Dam Washoe County	64	2003	High	Fair
East Peak Lake Dam Douglas County	25	1988	High	Fair
East Wash Diversion Dam Washoe County	46	1961	High	Fair
Eight Mile Creek Dam Elko County	74	1968	High	Fair
Elko Effluent North Storage Pond Dam Elko County	38	1998	High	Fair
Elko Effluent South Storage Pond Dam Elko County	38	—	High	Fair
Elko Emergency Effluent Storage Dam Elko County	26	—	Low	Fair
Elko North Waste Water Ponds Dam Elko County	12	1965	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 1a Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 1b Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 2a Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 2b Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 4b Dam Elko County	17	1994	Low	Fair
Elko South Waste Water Pond Dam Elko County	12	1965	Low	Fair
Emigrant Process Ponds Dam Elko County	51	2012	Low	Fair
Equestrian Detention Basin Dam Clark County	23	1997	High	Fair
Esmeralda Mine Tsf 2 Dam Mineral County	58	2012	Low	Fair
Esmeralda Project Tails Dam Mineral County	93	1990	Low	Fair
F-2 Dam Detention Basin Clark County	27	2004	High	Fair
F-3 Detention Basin Dam (Summerlin V16a Blm Detention Basin) Clark County	24	2015	High	Fair
F-4 Detention Basin Dam Clark County	55	2005	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