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 151–175 of 507

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Elko Emergency Effluent Storage Dam Elko County	26	—	Low	Fair
Elko North Waste Water Ponds Dam Elko County	12	1965	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 1a Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 1b Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 2a Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 2b Dam Elko County	38	—	Low	Fair
Elko Percolation Pond 4b Dam Elko County	17	1994	Low	Fair
Elko South Waste Water Pond Dam Elko County	12	1965	Low	Fair
Emigrant Process Ponds Dam Elko County	51	2012	Low	Fair
Equatorial Tonopah Phase I Leach Event Pond Dam Nye County	24	2000	Low	Poor
Equestrian Detention Basin Dam Clark County	23	1997	High	Fair
Esmeralda Mine Tsf 2 Dam Mineral County	58	2012	Low	Fair
Esmeralda Project Tails Dam Mineral County	93	1990	Low	Fair
Eureka Moly Storm Pond 1 Dam Eureka County	25	—	Significant	Satisfactory
F-1 Dam Detention Basin Clark County	26	2004	High	Poor
F-2 Dam Detention Basin Clark County	27	2004	High	Fair
F-3 Detention Basin Dam (Summerlin V16a Blm Detention Basin) Clark County	24	2015	High	Fair
F-4 Detention Basin Dam Clark County	55	2005	High	Fair
Fernley Pond #2 Dam Lyon County	17	1963	Low	Unsatisfactory
Fernley Pond Dam #1 Lyon County	25	1954	Low	Unsatisfactory
Fernley Pond Dam #3 Lyon County	18	1958	Low	Unsatisfactory
Fifth Street Wash Dam Elko County	37	1968	High	Fair
Filippini Ranch Dam Lander County	12	1982	Low	Unsatisfactory
Fish Lake Dam Esmeralda County	21	—	Low	Poor
Flamingo Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam Clark County	20	—	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.

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