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 76–100 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Squaw Creek Dam Washoe County	65	—	Significant	Poor
Spring Valley Wash Dam White Pine County	13	1964	Low	Poor
Spring Mountain Ranch Dam Clark County	19	1945	High	Poor
Springer Tungsten Dam Pershing County	18	1982	Low	Poor
Spring Creek Dam #1 Elko County	27	1972	High	Fair
Spooner Lake Dam Douglas County	37	—	Significant	Poor
Spencer Dam Elko County	12	—	Low	Poor
Speedway Detention Basin #2 Dam Clark County	—	—	Significant	Not Rated
Spanish Springs Stormwater Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	14	1990	High	Fair
Spanish Flat Dam Washoe County	26	—	Low	Poor
South Side Wash Dam Elko County	38	1970	High	Fair
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 Fork Dam Elko County	72	1989	High	Fair
South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam Clark County	37	2008	High	Fair
South Contingency Pond 2 Pershing County	25	2016	Low	Fair
Sonora Buckskin Tails Dam Douglas County	36	—	Low	Poor
Soldier Meadow Dam Humboldt County	56	—	High	Fair
Smith Creek Dam Lander County	54	1938	High	Poor
Sloan Quarry Water Storage Pond Dam Clark County	50	—	Significant	Fair
S Line Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 1 Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Fair
Simplot Tailings Dam Clark County	185	1981	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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