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 151–175 of 294

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Mason Valley Refuge North Pond Dam Lyon County	16	1997	Significant	Fair
Mccarran Airfield Detention Dam Clark County	10	1989	High	Fair
Mccoy/Cove Tailings Storage Facility Dam Lander County	140	1988	Low	Fair
Mccullough Hills Park Detention Basin Dam Clark County	48	2002	High	Fair
Meadows Detention Basin Dam Clark County	17	1990	High	Fair
Mill #4 Tailings #2 Dam Eureka County	165	1993	Significant	Fair
Mill 5/6 Center Tailings Storage Facility Eureka County	300	1991	Significant	Fair
Mill 5/6 West Tails Storage Facility Eureka County	210	2011	Low	Fair
Minden-Gardnerville Sanitation District Dam Douglas County	13	1986	Significant	Fair
Mission Hills Detention Basin Dam Clark County	26	—	High	Fair
Mohave Gen Sta Dam Clark County	32	1971	Low	Fair
Mooney Basin Dsaf Storm Event Pond 2 White Pine County	27	—	Low	Fair
Mud Lake Dam Douglas County	62	—	High	Fair
Newmont North Area Leachate Ponds Dam Eureka County	25	1989	Low	Fair
Newmont South Area Solution Pond Dam Eureka County	36	1998	Low	Fair
North Area Leach Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	30	1994	Significant	Fair
North Carson Valley Treated Effluent Storage Dam Douglas County	17	—	Significant	Fair
Northeast C-1 Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	2010	High	Fair
North Las Vegas Detention Basin Dam Clark County	38	—	High	Fair
North Railroad Detention Basin Dam Clark County	27	2007	High	Fair
North Spanish Springs Flood Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	23	2007	High	Fair
North Spanish Springs Flood Sediment Basin Dam Washoe County	16	2007	High	Fair
Nuti Storage Dam Lyon County	28	1963	Low	Fair
Oakey Detention Dam Clark County	19	—	High	Fair
Old Place Dike #3 Dam Nye County	10	1974	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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