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 262

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Spanish Flat Dam Washoe County	26	—	Low	Poor
South Leach Property Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	33	—	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Ponds Dam Eureka County	30	1990	Low	Fair
South Leach Non-Property Ponds #2 Dam Eureka County	18	1992	Low	Fair
South Contingency Pond 2 Pershing County	25	2016	Low	Fair
Sonora Buckskin Tails Dam Douglas County	36	—	Low	Poor
S Line Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Fair
Simplot Tailings Dam Clark County	185	1981	Low	Fair
Simplot Silica Tailings Raise Dam Clark County	100	2014	Low	Not Rated
Sheckler Dam Churchill County	20	1957	Low	Not Available
Seyler Reservoir Dam Nye County	12	—	Low	Poor
Sand Dune Embankment Dam - South Eureka County	16	1996	Low	Not Rated
Sand Dune Embankment Dam - North Eureka County	10	1996	Low	Not Rated
Sand Dune Embankment Dam - Center Eureka County	14	1996	Low	Not Rated
Sagouspe Diversion Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Not Available
Sagebrush Creek Dam Humboldt County	9	—	Low	Poor
Rye Creek Dam Washoe County	8	1961	Low	Poor
Ruby Lake East Sump Cross Dike Dam Elko County	10	—	Low	Fair
Round Mountain Reservoir Dam Elko County	55	1967	Low	Poor
Rodgers Dam Pershing County	30	2008	Low	Fair
Roberts Creek Dam Eureka County	23	1957	Low	Unsatisfactory
Rmg West Storm Pond #3 Dam Nye County	19	2003	Low	Fair
Rmg West Dedicated Pad Phase Ii Storm Pond Dam Nye County	30	2000	Low	Fair
Rmg West Dedicated Pad Phase Ii Process Pond Dam Nye County	30	2000	Low	Fair
Rmg West Dedicated Leach Event Pond Dam Nye County	19	2001	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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