Dams in Douglas County, Nevada

21Total Dams

9High Hazard

7Significant

Dam Safety in Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County has 21 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 9 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 7 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Douglas County is 36 years old. The most common purpose is other. The tallest dam is Roundhill Effluent Dam at 90 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Roundhill Effluent Dam	High	Fair	90	Other
Bently Reservoir Dam	High	Fair	66	Other
Mud Lake Dam	High	Fair	62	Irrigation
Bourne Reservoir Dam	High	Fair	34	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1997
Buckeye Creek Upper Effluent Storage Pond Dam	High	Fair	27	Other
Buckeye Creek Middle Effluent Storage Pond Dam	High	Fair	27	Other
Buckeye Creek Lower Effluent Storage Pond Dam	High	Fair	27	Other
East Peak Lake Dam	High	Fair	25	Recreation	1988
Allerman #1 Dam	High	Fair	21	Irrigation
Spooner Lake Dam	Significant	Poor	37	Recreation
Fridays Station Dam	Significant	Poor	25	Irrigation	1970
Indian Hills Effluent Pond #5 Dam	Significant	Fair	20	Other	1991
Indian Hills Effluent Pond #6 Dam	Significant	Fair	19	Other	1994
North Carson Valley Treated Effluent Storage Dam	Significant	Fair	17	Other
Minden-gardnerville Sanitation District Dam	Significant	Fair	13	Other	1986
Sierra Springs Dam	Significant	Fair	5	Recreation
Sonora Buckskin Tails Dam	Low	Poor	36	Tailings
Wetlands Enhancement Cell 3 4 5 Dam	Low	Fair	10	Other
Lippincott Ski Ii Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	8	Recreation	1998
Wetlands Enhancement Cell 7 Dam	Low	Poor	8	Other
Wetlands Enhancement Cell 8 Dam	Low	Fair	7	Other

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