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 51–75 of 161

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Peavine Creek Lower Dam Washoe County	51	1962	High	Fair
Pagni Dam Washoe County	15	—	High	Poor
Orchard Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
Oakey Detention Dam Clark County	19	—	High	Fair
North Virginia Detention Dam Washoe County	60	—	High	Poor
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
North Las Vegas Detention Basin Dam Clark County	38	—	High	Fair
Northgate Golf Course Dam Washoe County	46	—	High	Poor
Northeast C-1 Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	2010	High	Fair
North Block Tailings Impoundment Dam Eureka County	520	1993	High	Not Rated
Mud Lake Dam Douglas County	62	—	High	Fair
Mission Hills Detention Basin Dam Clark County	26	—	High	Fair
Mill Creek No 1 Dam Washoe County	23	—	High	Not Rated
Mill Creek Dam No 2 Washoe County	60	—	High	Poor
Meadows Detention Basin Dam Clark County	17	1990	High	Fair
Mccullough Hills Park Detention Basin Dam Clark County	48	2002	High	Fair
Mccarran Airfield Detention Dam Clark County	10	1989	High	Fair
Mathews Canyon Dam Lincoln County	71	1957	High	Not Available
Marlette Lake Dam Washoe County	50	—	High	Fair
Maggie Creek Dam Elko County	121	1992	High	Fair
Lower Blue Diamond Detention Dam Clark County	14	2012	High	Fair
Lone Mountain Detention Basin Dam Clark County	42	—	High	Fair
Lone Mountain-Beltway Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	2019	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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