Florida Canyon Expansion Pond Dam

Florida Canyon Expansion Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Pershing County, Nevada, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionFair2nd of 4 ratings
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/27/2021
Height25 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 25 ft
25 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

25 ft tall and 780 ft long, taller than 50% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Florida Canyon Expansion Pond Dam

Florida Canyon Expansion Pond Dam is a dam in Pershing, Nevada. The dam is owned by Florida Canyon Mining Inc. (private). It impounds the Humboldt River-os near Humboldt.

The dam stands 25 feet tall and stretches 780 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 55 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 10/27/2021.

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Location

StateNevada
CountyPershing
Nearest CityHumboldt
River/StreamHumboldt River-os
Coordinates40.58940, -118.25178

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height25 ft
Dam Height25 ft
Dam Length780 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage55 acre-ft
Max Storage55 acre-ft
Normal Storage10 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerFlorida Canyon Mining Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection10/27/2021
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDNV10534
Federal IDNV10534
More InfoState Dam Safety Program