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 451–475 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Carlin Ww East Rib Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carlin Gold Tailings Dam Eureka County	270	1991	Low	Fair
Carico Lake Dam Lander County	8	—	Low	Fair
Carey/Lake Mead Detention Basin Dam Clark County	29	1993	High	Fair
Captain Johnson Reservoir Dam Washoe County	35	1911	Low	Poor
Capd 8 Dam Clark County	12	1974	Low	Fair
Callaghan Creek Dam Lander County	27	—	Significant	Poor
Caliente Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Dam Lincoln County	14	—	Low	Fair
Bushee Creek Dam Pershing County	38	1979	Low	Fair
Bull Run Dam Elko County	40	1955	Low	Poor
Bullfrog Evap Pond Dam Nye County	6	2005	Low	Fair
Bull Creek No 1 Dam White Pine County	11	—	Low	Poor
Buckeye Creek Upper Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Middle Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Lower Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Brimstone Leach Event Pond Dam Humboldt County	27	2011	Significant	Fair
Boyd Reservoir Dam Elko County	36	1998	Low	Fair
Bowman Dam Clark County	52	1950	High	Poor
Bourne Reservoir Dam Douglas County	34	1997	High	Fair
Boulder Wastewater Storage Dam Clark County	15	—	Low	Fair
Bootleg Detention Basin Dam Clark County	22	—	High	Fair
Boies Reservoir Dam Elko County	44	1969	Low	Poor
Bog Hot Reservoir Dam Humboldt County	11	—	Low	Unsatisfactory
Bmg Mine Willow Creek Dam Lander County	115	1989	Significant	Fair
Blue Diamond Upper Detention Dam Clark County	61	2000	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.

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