Dams in Clark County, Nevada

120Total Dams

77High Hazard

14Significant

Dam Safety in Clark County, Nevada

Clark County has 120 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 77 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 14 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 11 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Clark County is 31 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Hoover Dam at 730 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Hoover Dam	High	Not Available	730	Hydroelectric	1935
Hiko Springs Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	88	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Las Vegas Wash Upper Detention Basin Dam	High	Poor	71	Flood Risk Reduction	1993
Red Rock Detention Dam	High	Fair	66	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
East C-1 Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	65	Flood Risk Reduction	2000
Windmill Wash Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	64	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Blue Diamond Upper Detention Dam	High	Fair	61	Flood Risk Reduction	2000
Las Vegas Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	56	Flood Risk Reduction
F-4 Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	55	Flood Risk Reduction	2005
Angel Park North Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	55	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
Bowman Dam	High	Poor	52	Water Supply	1950
Pittman East Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	49	Flood Risk Reduction	2003
Upper Duck Creek Interim Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	49	Flood Risk Reduction
Mccullough Hills Park Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	48	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Flamingo Wash Upper Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	47	Debris Control	1992
Kyle Canyon Detention Dam	High	Fair	46	Flood Risk Reduction	1995
Town Wash Dam	High	Fair	45	Flood Risk Reduction	1992
Pittman Horizon Ridge Detention Basin Dam	High	Poor	44	Flood Risk Reduction
Pittman Anthem Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	42	Flood Risk Reduction
Lone Mountain Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	42	Flood Risk Reduction
Pioneer Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	41	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Black Mountain Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	40	Flood Risk Reduction	2000
R-4 Detention Dam	High	Fair	39	Flood Risk Reduction	2004
Tropicana Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	39	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Northeast C-1 Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	39	Flood Risk Reduction	2010
Lone Mountain-beltway Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	39	Flood Risk Reduction	2019
Summerlin Detention Basin #5 Dam	High	Poor	39	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
North Las Vegas Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	38	Flood Risk Reduction
South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	37	Flood Risk Reduction	2008
Pittman North Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	35	Flood Risk Reduction
Abbott Wash Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	35	Flood Risk Reduction	2008
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction
Pulsipher Wash Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction	2008
Orchard Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction
Hemenway Valley Flood Control Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Ann Road Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction	2007
Aaron Way Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1992
Duck Creek Lower Detention Dam	High	Fair	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1999
Angel Park South Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
Carey/lake Mead Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	29	Flood Risk Reduction	1993
Fort Apache Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	29	Flood Risk Reduction	2005
Gowan Detention North Dam	High	Fair	28	Flood Risk Reduction
Gowan Detention South Dam	High	Fair	28	Flood Risk Reduction
F-2 Dam Detention Basin	High	Fair	27	Flood Risk Reduction	2004
North Railroad Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	27	Flood Risk Reduction	2007
Indian Springs Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	27	Flood Risk Reduction
Rancho Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	27	Flood Risk Reduction	2008
Coyote Springs Detention Basin 1-2 Dam	High	Fair	27	Flood Risk Reduction
F-1 Dam Detention Basin	High	Poor	26	Flood Risk Reduction	2004
Mission Hills Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	26	Flood Risk Reduction
Cheyenne Peaking Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	25	Flood Risk Reduction	2005
F-3 Detention Basin Dam (summerlin V16a Blm Detention Basin)	High	Fair	24	Flood Risk Reduction	2015
Equestrian Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	23	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Pond Gw-11 Dam	High	Fair	23	Other	1998
Bootleg Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	22	Flood Risk Reduction
Blue Diamond Business Center Detention Basin Dam #1	High	Satisfactory	21	Flood Risk Reduction	2019
Grand Park Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	20	Flood Risk Reduction	2023
Tropicana North Branch Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	20	Flood Risk Reduction	2011
Flamingo Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	20	Flood Risk Reduction
Duck Creek Railroad Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	20	Flood Risk Reduction	2010
Oakey Detention Dam	High	Fair	19	Flood Risk Reduction
River Mountains Impoundment Dam	High	Fair	19	Water Supply	2003
Spring Mountain Ranch Dam	High	Poor	19	Irrigation	1945
Floyd Lamb Park North Enhancement Embankment Dam	High	Fair	18	Flood Risk Reduction
Floyd Lamb Park South Enhancement Embankment Dam	High	Fair	18	Flood Risk Reduction
Gw-1 Pond Dam	High	Fair	17	Other	2014
Desert Inn Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	17	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Meadows Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	17	Flood Risk Reduction	1990
Silverado Ranch Detention Basin Dam	High	Satisfactory	14	Flood Risk Reduction
Skye Canyon Detention Basin 1 Dam	High	Fair	14	Flood Risk Reduction
Lower Blue Diamond Detention Dam	High	Fair	14	Flood Risk Reduction	2012
Pittman Park Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	14	Flood Risk Reduction
Confluence Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	10	Flood Risk Reduction	1997
Gowan Detention Middle Dam	High	Fair	10	Flood Risk Reduction	1993
Mccarran Airfield Detention Dam	High	Fair	10	Flood Risk Reduction	1989
Trail Head Detention Basin Dam	High	Fair	0	Flood Risk Reduction
Arrow Canyon Detention Dam	High	Not Rated	0	Flood Risk Reduction	1933
Lake Las Vegas Dam	Significant	Fair	165	Recreation	1991
Rgs Mesa Evaporation Pond M5	Significant	Fair	51	Other	2011
Sloan Quarry Water Storage Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	50	Water Supply
Lee Canyon Reservoir Dam	Significant	Fair	44	Recreation	2010
Rainbow Detention Basin Dam	Significant	Fair	41	Flood Risk Reduction	2002
Rgs Mesa Evaporation Pond M7	Significant	Fair	25	Other	2011
Higgins Evaporation Pond Dam	Significant	Fair	15	Other	2002
West Range Wash Diversion Dike Dam	Significant	Fair	15	Flood Risk Reduction
Honeybee Dam	Significant	Poor	10	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1956
Rgs Unit 4 Raw Water Pond	Significant	Fair	10	Water Supply	1980
Rgs Units 1-3 Raw Water Pond A	Significant	Fair	10	Water Supply	1980
Rgs Units 1-3 Raw Water Pond B	Significant	Fair	10	Water Supply	1980
Dairy Pond Dam	Significant	Poor	0	Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond	2013
Speedway Detention Basin #2 Dam	Significant	Not Rated	0	Flood Risk Reduction
Simplot Tailings Dam	Low	Fair	185	Tailings	1981
Simplot Silica Tailings Raise Dam	Low	Not Rated	100	Tailings	2014
Pabco Tails Pond 12 Dam	Low	Fair	48	Tailings	2012
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 11	Low	Fair	47	Tailings	2010
Sunrise Mountain Landfill Detention Basin Dam	Low	Fair	42	Flood Risk Reduction	2012
Mohave Gen Sta Dam	Low	Fair	32	Other	1971
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 10	Low	Fair	27	Tailings	1969
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 7	Low	Fair	25	Tailings	2003
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 2	Low	Poor	24	Tailings	2000
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 9	Low	Fair	20	Tailings	1969
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 8	Low	Fair	20	Tailings	1969
Rgs Pond E2	Low	Fair	19	Other	1986
Rgs Pond E1	Low	Fair	19	Other	1986
Clark Station Evaporation Pond B	Low	Satisfactory	19	Other	1982
Rgs Pond B1	Low	Fair	18	Other	1982
Chuck Lenzie South Evaporation Pond	Low	Fair	18	Other
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 5	Low	Poor	17	Tailings	1986
Rgs Pond G	Low	Fair	17	Other	2005
Rgs Pond B3	Low	Fair	17	Other	1982
Clark Station Evaporation Pond A	Low	Fair	17	Other	1982
Rgs Pond B2	Low	Fair	17	Other	1982
Chuck Lenzie North Evaporation Pond	Low	Fair	16	Other
Boulder Wastewater Storage Dam	Low	Fair	15	Other
Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 3	Low	Poor	14	Tailings	1986
Rgs Pond C2	Low	Fair	14	Other	1984
Rgs Pond C1	Low	Fair	14	Other	1984
Clark Station Evaporation Pond E	Low	Satisfactory	13	Other	1982
Capd 8 Dam	Low	Fair	12	Other	1974
The Lakes Detention Basin Dam	Low	Satisfactory	7	Flood Risk Reduction	2000

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