Flood Control Dams in Nevada

Nevada has 122 flood control dams, of which 102 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Lone Tree Section 23 Tails Dam	Humboldt	180	Significant	Fair	1996
2	Juniper Tailings Dam	Humboldt	176	Significant	Fair	1997
3	Rmg Cell B Tsf Dam	Nye	175	Significant	Fair	2016
4	Phoenix Tailings Dam	Lander	173	Low	Fair	1971
5	James Creek Diversion Dam	Eureka	150	High	Fair	1985
6	Maggie Creek Dam	Elko	121	High	Fair	1992
7	Pine Canyon Dam - Saddle Dike 1	Lincoln	92	High	Not Available	1957
8	Hiko Springs Detention Basin Dam	Clark	88	High	Fair	1996
9	Eight Mile Creek Dam	Elko	74	High	Fair	1968
10	Peavine Creek Upper Dam	Washoe	74	High	Fair	1960
11	Las Vegas Wash Upper Detention Basin Dam	Clark	71	High	Poor	1993
12	Mathews Canyon Dam	Lincoln	71	High	Not Available	1957
13	West Wash Dam	Washoe	70	High	Fair	1960
14	Tailing Storage Facility 3 Dam	Elko	69	Low	Fair	2012
15	Red Rock Detention Dam	Clark	66	High	Fair	1987
16	East C-1 Detention Basin Dam	Clark	65	High	Fair	2000
17	Windmill Wash Detention Basin Dam	Clark	64	High	Fair	1999
18	East Logan Ridge Trail Dam	Washoe	64	High	Fair	2003
19	Blue Diamond Upper Detention Dam	Clark	61	High	Fair	2000
20	Arturo East Pit Stormwater Pond Dam	Elko	60	High	Not Rated	2016
21	North Virginia Detention Dam	Washoe	60	High	Poor
22	Mill Creek Dam No 2	Washoe	60	High	Poor
23	Las Vegas Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam	Clark	56	High	Fair
24	F-4 Detention Basin Dam	Clark	55	High	Fair	2005
25	Angel Park North Detention Basin Dam	Clark	55	High	Fair	1985
26	Peavine Creek Lower Dam	Washoe	51	High	Fair	1962
27	Coeur Rochester Stage Iii Contingency Pond Dam	Pershing	50	Low	Fair	2015
28	Sun Valley Detention Dam	Washoe	50	High	Fair
29	West Logan Ridge Trail Dam	Washoe	50	High	Fair	2003
30	Pittman East Detention Basin Dam	Clark	49	High	Fair	2003
31	Upper Duck Creek Interim Detention Basin Dam	Clark	49	High	Fair
32	Mccullough Hills Park Detention Basin Dam	Clark	48	High	Fair	2002
33	Kyle Canyon Detention Dam	Clark	46	High	Fair	1995
34	East Wash Diversion Dam	Washoe	46	High	Fair	1961
35	Town Wash Dam	Clark	45	High	Fair	1992
36	Pittman Horizon Ridge Detention Basin Dam	Clark	44	High	Poor
37	Dant Blvd Detention Dam	Washoe	43	High	Fair	1990
38	Pittman Anthem Detention Basin Dam	Clark	42	High	Fair
39	Lone Mountain Detention Basin Dam	Clark	42	High	Fair
40	Sunrise Mountain Landfill Detention Basin Dam	Clark	42	Low	Fair	2012
41	Pioneer Detention Basin Dam	Clark	41	High	Fair	2002
42	Rainbow Detention Basin Dam	Clark	41	Significant	Fair	2002
43	Black Mountain Detention Basin Dam	Clark	40	High	Fair	2000
44	Stage Vi Hlp Contingency Pond Dam	Pershing	40	Low	Satisfactory
45	R-4 Detention Dam	Clark	39	High	Fair	2004
46	Tropicana Detention Basin Dam	Clark	39	High	Fair	1999
47	Northeast C-1 Detention Basin Dam	Clark	39	High	Fair	2010
48	Lone Mountain-beltway Detention Basin Dam	Clark	39	High	Fair	2019
49	Summerlin Detention Basin #5 Dam	Clark	39	High	Poor	2002
50	North Las Vegas Detention Basin Dam	Clark	38	High	Fair
51	South Side Wash Dam	Elko	38	High	Fair	1970
52	South Edge East 1 Headworks Detention Basin Dam	Clark	37	High	Fair	2008
53	Lamoille Road Detention Dam	Elko	37	High	Poor
54	Fifth Street Wash Dam	Elko	37	High	Fair	1968
55	Pittman North Detention Basin Dam	Clark	35	High	Fair
56	Abbott Wash Detention Basin Dam	Clark	35	High	Fair	2008
57	Bald Mountain Vantage Process Ponds Dam	White Pine	35	Low	Not Rated
58	Skye Canyon Detention Basin 2 Dam	Clark	32	High	Fair
59	Pulsipher Wash Detention Basin Dam	Clark	32	High	Fair	2008
60	Orchard Detention Basin Dam	Clark	32	High	Fair
61	Hemenway Valley Flood Control Dam	Clark	32	High	Fair	1994
62	Ann Road Detention Basin Dam	Clark	32	High	Fair	2007
63	Aaron Way Detention Basin Dam	Clark	30	High	Fair	1992
64	Duck Creek Lower Detention Dam	Clark	30	High	Fair	1999
65	Angel Park South Detention Basin Dam	Clark	30	High	Fair	1982
66	Carey/lake Mead Detention Basin Dam	Clark	29	High	Fair	1993
67	Fort Apache Detention Basin Dam	Clark	29	High	Fair	2005
68	Gowan Detention North Dam	Clark	28	High	Fair
69	Gowan Detention South Dam	Clark	28	High	Fair
70	F-2 Dam Detention Basin	Clark	27	High	Fair	2004
71	North Railroad Detention Basin Dam	Clark	27	High	Fair	2007
72	Indian Springs Detention Basin Dam	Clark	27	High	Fair
73	Rancho Detention Basin Dam	Clark	27	High	Fair	2008
74	Coyote Springs Detention Basin 1-2 Dam	Clark	27	High	Fair
75	Mooney Basin Dsaf Storm Event Pond 2	White Pine	27	Low	Fair
76	F-1 Dam Detention Basin	Clark	26	High	Poor	2004
77	Mission Hills Detention Basin Dam	Clark	26	High	Fair
78	Cheyenne Peaking Detention Basin Dam	Clark	25	High	Fair	2005
79	D'andrea Detention Basin #1 Dam	Washoe	25	High	Fair
80	F-3 Detention Basin Dam (summerlin V16a Blm Detention Basin)	Clark	24	High	Fair	2015
81	Carson River Diversion Dam	Churchill	23	Low	Not Available	1905
82	Equestrian Detention Basin Dam	Clark	23	High	Fair	1997
83	Mill Creek No 1 Dam	Washoe	23	High	Not Rated
84	North Spanish Springs Flood Detention Facility Dam	Washoe	23	High	Fair	2007
85	Bootleg Detention Basin Dam	Clark	22	High	Fair
86	Blue Diamond Business Center Detention Basin Dam #1	Clark	21	High	Satisfactory	2019
87	Grand Park Detention Basin Dam	Clark	20	High	Fair	2023
88	Tropicana North Branch Detention Basin Dam	Clark	20	High	Fair	2011
89	Flamingo Wash Lower Detention Basin Dam	Clark	20	High	Fair
90	Duck Creek Railroad Detention Basin Dam	Clark	20	High	Fair	2010
91	Oakey Detention Dam	Clark	19	High	Fair
92	Floyd Lamb Park North Enhancement Embankment Dam	Clark	18	High	Fair
93	Floyd Lamb Park South Enhancement Embankment Dam	Clark	18	High	Fair
94	Desert Inn Detention Basin Dam	Clark	17	High	Fair	2002
95	Meadows Detention Basin Dam	Clark	17	High	Fair	1990
96	Sheep Camp Detention Dam	Lyon	16	High	Poor
97	West Range Wash Diversion Dike Dam	Clark	15	Significant	Fair
98	Double Diamond Dam	Washoe	15	Significant	Poor	1995
99	D'andrea Ranch Hole #6 Pond Dam	Washoe	15	High	Fair
100	Silverado Ranch Detention Basin Dam	Clark	14	High	Satisfactory

← All dams in Nevada · Flood Control Dams nationwide