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 201–225 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Orchard Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
Onion Dam Humboldt County	54	—	Significant	Fair
Oles Pond Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Not Available
Old River Dam Churchill County	12	—	Low	Not Available
Old Place Dike #3 Dam Nye County	10	1974	Low	Fair
Old Hay Ranch Reservoir Dam Lander County	12	1940	Low	Poor
Oakey Detention Dam Clark County	19	—	High	Fair
Nv No Name 1 Dam Elko County	24	—	Low	Not Rated
Nuti Storage Dam Lyon County	28	1963	Low	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 Carson Valley Treated Effluent Storage Dam Douglas County	17	—	Significant	Fair
North Block Tailings Impoundment Dam Eureka County	520	1993	High	Not Rated
North Area Leach Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	30	1994	Significant	Fair
North Area Leachate Pond Addition Dam Eureka County	29	—	Low	Unsatisfactory
Newmont South Area Solution Pond Dam Eureka County	36	1998	Low	Fair
Newmont North Area Leachate Ponds Dam Eureka County	25	1989	Low	Fair
Nelson Dam Lander County	17	—	Low	Poor
Negro Creek Dam Washoe County	17	—	Significant	Poor
Mud Meadows Dam Humboldt County	37	1961	Low	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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