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 1–25 of 161

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Aaron Way Detention Basin Dam Clark County	30	1992	High	Fair
Abbott Wash Detention Basin Dam Clark County	35	2008	High	Fair
Allerman #1 Dam Douglas County	21	—	High	Fair
Angel Park North Detention Basin Dam Clark County	55	1985	High	Fair
Angel Park South Detention Basin Dam Clark County	30	1982	High	Fair
Ann Road Detention Basin Dam Clark County	32	2007	High	Fair
Arrow Canyon Detention Dam Clark County	—	1933	High	Not Rated
Arturo East Pit Stormwater Pond Dam Elko County	60	2016	High	Not Rated
Asamera Effluent Storage Dam Storey County	34	2001	High	Fair
Barrick Goldstrike Tsf 3 Dam Eureka County	200	2016	High	Not Rated
Bently Reservoir Dam Douglas County	66	—	High	Fair
Bishop Creek Dam Elko County	80	1912	High	Unsatisfactory
Black Beauty Mineral County	52	1952	High	Not Rated
Black Mountain Detention Basin Dam Clark County	40	2000	High	Fair
Blue Diamond Business Center Detention Basin Dam #1 Clark County	21	2019	High	Satisfactory
Blue Diamond Upper Detention Dam Clark County	61	2000	High	Fair
Bootleg Detention Basin Dam Clark County	22	—	High	Fair
Bourne Reservoir Dam Douglas County	34	1997	High	Fair
Bowman Dam Clark County	52	1950	High	Poor
Buckeye Creek Lower Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Middle Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Buckeye Creek Upper Effluent Storage Pond Dam Douglas County	27	—	High	Fair
Carey/Lake Mead Detention Basin Dam Clark County	29	1993	High	Fair
Carson City Treated Effluent Dam Carson City County	152	—	High	Fair
Cat Creek Mineral County	123	1932	High	Unsatisfactory

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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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