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 401–425 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Shenandoah Detention Basin Dam Carson City County	8	—	High	Fair
Sidehill Detention Basin Dam Washoe County	14	1998	Significant	Poor
Sierra Sage Ponds Washoe County	16	1966	High	Poor
Sierra Springs Dam Douglas County	5	—	Significant	Fair
Silverado Ranch Detention Basin Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Satisfactory
Silver Creek Dam White Pine County	36	1956	High	Fair
Simplot Silica Tailings Raise Dam Clark County	100	2014	Low	Not Rated
Simplot Tailings Dam Clark County	185	1981	Low	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 1 Dam Clark County	14	—	High	Fair
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam Clark County	32	—	High	Fair
S Line Dam Churchill County	10	—	Low	Fair
Sloan Quarry Water Storage Pond Dam Clark County	50	—	Significant	Fair
Smith Creek Dam Lander County	54	1938	High	Poor
Soldier Meadow Dam Humboldt County	56	—	High	Fair
Sonora Buckskin Tails Dam Douglas County	36	—	Low	Poor
South Contingency Pond 2 Pershing County	25	2016	Low	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 Leach Non-Property Ponds #2 Dam Eureka County	18	1992	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Ponds Dam Eureka County	30	1990	Low	Fair
South Leach Property Stormwater Pond Dam Eureka County	33	—	Low	Fair
South Side Wash Dam Elko County	38	1970	High	Fair
Spanish Flat Dam Washoe County	26	—	Low	Poor
Spanish Springs Stormwater Detention Facility Dam Washoe County	14	1990	High	Fair
Speedway Detention Basin #2 Dam Clark County	—	—	Significant	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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