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 26–50 of 262

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Carlin Ww Storage Pond Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 1 Dam Elko County	21	1960	Low	Fair
Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 2 Dam Elko County	10	1960	Low	Fair
Carlin Ww West Rib Dam Elko County	21	1990	Low	Fair
Carson City South Storage Ponds Dam Carson City County	11	—	Low	Unsatisfactory
Carson City Treatment Plant Drying Beds Dam Carson City County	13	—	Low	Fair
Carson River Diversion Dam Churchill County	23	1905	Low	Not Available
Carter Reservoir Dam Washoe County	10	1916	Low	Fair
Caselton Last Dam Lincoln County	28	—	Low	Fair
Caselton Mill Middle Dam Lincoln County	20	—	Low	Fair
Caselton No 4 Dam Lincoln County	32	—	Low	Poor
Caselton No 5 Dam Lincoln County	29	—	Low	Poor
Caselton No 8 Dam Lincoln County	34	1960	Low	Fair
Caselton No 9 Dam Lincoln County	36	—	Low	Fair
Catnip Dam Washoe County	19	1910	Low	Poor
Charleston Reservoir Dam Elko County	16	1920	Low	Unsatisfactory
Chimney Creek Dam Elko County	22	1903	Low	Poor
China Diversion Regulating Reservoir Elko County	20	—	Low	Not Rated
Chuck Lenzie North Evaporation Pond Clark County	16	—	Low	Fair
Chuck Lenzie South Evaporation Pond Clark County	18	—	Low	Fair
Clark Station Evaporation Pond A Clark County	17	1982	Low	Fair
Clark Station Evaporation Pond B Clark County	19	1982	Low	Satisfactory
Clark Station Evaporation Pond E Clark County	13	1982	Low	Satisfactory
Coeur Rochester Stage Iii Contingency Pond Dam Pershing County	50	2015	Low	Fair
Cold Springs Dam Nye County	16	1980	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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All Dams in Nevada