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 126–150 of 161

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Roundhill Effluent Dam Douglas County	90	—	High	Fair
Rye Patch Dam Pershing County	78	1936	High	Fair
Sheep Camp Detention Dam Lyon County	16	—	High	Poor
Shenandoah Detention Basin Dam Carson City County	8	—	High	Fair
Sierra Sage Ponds Washoe County	16	1966	High	Poor
Silverado Ranch Detention Basin Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Satisfactory
Silver Creek Dam White Pine County	36	1956	High	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 1 Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
Smith Creek Dam Lander County	54	1938	High	Poor
Soldier Meadow Dam Humboldt County	56	—	High	Fair
South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam Clark County	37	2008	High	Fair
South Fork Dam Elko County	72	1989	High	Fair
South Side Wash Dam Elko County	38	1970	High	Fair
Spanish Springs Stormwater Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	14	1990	High	Fair
Spring Creek Dam #1 Elko County	27	1972	High	Fair
Spring Mountain Ranch Dam Clark County	19	1945	High	Poor
Summerlin Detention Basin #5 Dam Clark County	39	2002	High	Poor
Sun Valley Detention Dam Washoe County	50	—	High	Fair
Topaz Lake Dam Mono County	20	—	High	Fair
Town Wash Dam Clark County	45	1992	High	Fair
Trail Head Detention Basin Dam Clark County	—	—	High	Fair
Tropicana Detention Basin Dam Clark County	39	1999	High	Fair
Tropicana North Branch Detention Basin Dam Clark County	20	2011	High	Fair
Upper Duck Creek Interim Detention Basin Dam Clark County	49	—	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.

Nevada Dams

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