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 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Cave Creek Dam White Pine County	83	1932	High	Poor
Chalk Bluff Solids Storage Pond Dam Washoe County	21	1996	Significant	Fair
Chalk Bluff Treatment Plant Phase I Dam Washoe County	10	1995	Significant	Fair
Chalk Bluff Treatment Plant Phase Ii Dam Washoe County	43	1996	Significant	Fair
Charleston Reservoir Dam Elko County	16	1920	Low	Unsatisfactory
Cheyenne Peaking Detention Basin Dam Clark County	25	2005	High	Fair
Chimney Creek Dam Elko County	22	1903	Low	Poor
Chimney Dam Humboldt County	100	1974	Significant	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 Creek Dam White Pine County	22	—	Significant	Fair
Cold Springs Dam Nye County	16	1980	Low	Fair
Coleman Reservoir Dam Washoe County	23	—	Low	Poor
Comins Lake Dam White Pine County	20	—	Significant	Poor
Confluence Detention Basin Dam Clark County	10	1997	High	Fair
Cortez Area 28 Tsf Cell 4 Dam Lander County	270	—	Low	Fair
Cortez Area 28 Tsf Dam Lander County	215	1997	Low	Fair
Cortez Hills Dam Fresh Water Reservoir Lander County	50	2009	Low	Fair
Cortez Hills Dam Process Pond Lander County	47	2010	Low	Fair
Cortez Hills Dam Storm Pond Lander County	47	2010	Low	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.

Nevada Dams

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