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 161

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Huffaker Effluent Storage Reservoir Dam Washoe County	138	1992	High	Fair
Hunter Creek Reservoir Dam Washoe County	20	1954	High	Fair
Illipah Pond Dam White Pine County	60	1981	High	Poor
Indian Springs Detention Basin Dam Clark County	27	—	High	Fair
James Creek Diversion Dam Eureka County	150	1985	High	Fair
Kingston Canyon Dam Lander County	41	1969	High	Poor
Kyle Canyon Detention Dam Clark County	46	1995	High	Fair
Lahontan Dam Churchill County	162	1915	High	Not Available
Lamoille Road Detention Dam Elko County	37	—	High	Poor
Las Vegas Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam Clark County	56	—	High	Fair
Las Vegas Wash Upper Detention Basin Dam Clark County	71	1993	High	Poor
Lone Mountain-Beltway Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	2019	High	Fair
Lone Mountain Detention Basin Dam Clark County	42	—	High	Fair
Lower Blue Diamond Detention Dam Clark County	14	2012	High	Fair
Maggie Creek Dam Elko County	121	1992	High	Fair
Marlette Lake Dam Washoe County	50	—	High	Fair
Mathews Canyon Dam Lincoln County	71	1957	High	Not Available
Mccarran Airfield Detention Dam Clark County	10	1989	High	Fair
Mccullough Hills Park Detention Basin Dam Clark County	48	2002	High	Fair
Meadows Detention Basin Dam Clark County	17	1990	High	Fair
Mill Creek Dam No 2 Washoe County	60	—	High	Poor
Mill Creek No 1 Dam Washoe County	23	—	High	Not Rated
Mission Hills Detention Basin Dam Clark County	26	—	High	Fair
Mud Lake Dam Douglas County	62	—	High	Fair
North Block Tailings Impoundment Dam Eureka County	520	1993	High	Not Rated

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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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