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 401–425 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Crittenden Dam Elko County	49	1957	Low	Fair
Crescent Dune Solar Ponds Dam Nye County	8	2012	Low	Fair
Coyote Springs Detention Basin 1-2 Dam Clark County	27	—	High	Fair
Coyote Hole Dam Elko County	10	2002	Low	Not Rated
Cow Creek Dam Elko County	27	—	Low	Poor
Cortez Water Storage Dam Lander County	18	1990	Low	Poor
Cortez Tails #7 Dam Lander County	63	1994	Low	Poor
Cortez Hills Dam Storm Pond Lander County	47	2010	Low	Not Rated
Cortez Hills Dam Process Pond Lander County	47	2010	Low	Fair
Cortez Hills Dam Fresh Water Reservoir Lander County	50	2009	Low	Fair
Cortez Area 28 Tsf Dam Lander County	215	1997	Low	Fair
Cortez Area 28 Tsf Cell 4 Dam Lander County	270	—	Low	Fair
Confluence Detention Basin Dam Clark County	10	1997	High	Fair
Comins Lake Dam White Pine County	20	—	Significant	Poor
Coleman Reservoir Dam Washoe County	23	—	Low	Poor
Cold Springs Dam Nye County	16	1980	Low	Fair
Cold Creek Dam White Pine County	22	—	Significant	Fair
Coeur Rochester Stage Iii Contingency Pond Dam Pershing County	50	2015	Low	Fair
Clark Station Evaporation Pond E Clark County	13	1982	Low	Satisfactory
Clark Station Evaporation Pond B Clark County	19	1982	Low	Satisfactory
Clark Station Evaporation Pond A Clark County	17	1982	Low	Fair
Chuck Lenzie South Evaporation Pond Clark County	18	—	Low	Fair
Chuck Lenzie North Evaporation Pond Clark County	16	—	Low	Fair
China Diversion Regulating Reservoir Elko County	20	—	Low	Not Rated
Chimney Dam Humboldt County	100	1974	Significant	Poor

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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.

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