Oldest Dams in Nevada

Nevada has 326 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1889 — 137 years ago. Nevada's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Sunflower Reservoir Dam	Elko	1889	137 yrs	44	Significant	Unsatisfactory
2	Chimney Creek Dam	Elko	1903	123 yrs	22	Low	Poor
3	Carson River Diversion Dam	Churchill	1905	121 yrs	23	Low	Not Available
4	Derby Diversion Dam	Washoe	1905	121 yrs	31	Low	Not Available
5	Zunino Reservoir Dam	Elko	1909	117 yrs	20	High	Fair
6	Catnip Dam	Washoe	1910	116 yrs	19	Low	Poor
7	Captain Johnson Reservoir Dam	Washoe	1911	115 yrs	35	Low	Poor
8	Hill Dam Number 1	Washoe	1911	115 yrs	25	Low	Poor
9	Bishop Creek Dam	Elko	1912	114 yrs	80	High	Unsatisfactory
10	Little Valley Dam	Washoe	1912	114 yrs	12	Low	Unsatisfactory
11	Lahontan Dike	Churchill	1915	111 yrs	20	Low	Not Available
12	Sunnyside Dam	Nye	1915	111 yrs	11	Low	Poor
13	Big Five Dam	Pershing	1915	111 yrs	10	Low	Fair
14	Carter Reservoir Dam	Washoe	1916	110 yrs	10	Low	Fair
15	Charleston Reservoir Dam	Elko	1920	106 yrs	16	Low	Unsatisfactory
16	Manzonie Dam	Nye	1920	106 yrs	25	Low	Poor
17	Angel Lake Reservoir	Elko	1924	102 yrs	14	Significant	Poor
18	Gardner Dam	White Pine	1928	98 yrs	12	Low	Poor
19	Swan Lake Dam	Washoe	1929	97 yrs	18	Low	Poor
20	Echo Canyon Dam	Nye	1930	96 yrs	27	Low	Poor
21	Tule Field Dam	Nye	1930	96 yrs	11	Low	Fair
22	Cat Creek	Mineral	1932	94 yrs	123	High	Unsatisfactory
23	Blackjack Dam	White Pine	1932	94 yrs	10	Significant	Poor
24	Preston Lower Dam	White Pine	1932	94 yrs	30	Significant	Poor
25	Cave Creek Dam	White Pine	1932	94 yrs	83	High	Poor
26	Arrow Canyon Detention Dam	Clark	1933	93 yrs	0	High	Not Rated
27	Weber	Mineral	1934	92 yrs	57	High	Fair
28	Hoover Dam	Clark	1935	91 yrs	730	High	Not Available
29	Rye Patch Dam	Pershing	1936	90 yrs	78	High	Fair
30	Upper Pahranagat Dam	Lincoln	1937	89 yrs	15	Low	Poor
31	Smith Creek Dam	Lander	1938	88 yrs	54	High	Poor
32	Rose Creek	Mineral	1938	88 yrs	18	Significant	Not Rated
33	Virginia Lake Dam	Washoe	1938	88 yrs	11	High	Fair
34	Dufurrena Road Pond Dam	Humboldt	1940	86 yrs	11	Low	Poor
35	Old Hay Ranch Reservoir Dam	Lander	1940	86 yrs	12	Low	Poor
36	Alkali Dam	Humboldt	1941	85 yrs	16	Low	Poor
37	Spring Mountain Ranch Dam	Clark	1945	81 yrs	19	High	Poor
38	Dewey Parker Dam No 2	Washoe	1945	81 yrs	11	Low	Poor
39	Howard C. Davis Dam	Washoe	1945	81 yrs	26	Significant	Unsatisfactory
40	Stillwater Point Dam	Churchill	1950	76 yrs	10	Low	Poor
41	Bowman Dam	Clark	1950	76 yrs	52	High	Poor
42	Bilk Creek Reservoir Dam	Humboldt	1950	76 yrs	46	Low	Fair
43	Black Beauty	Mineral	1952	74 yrs	52	High	Not Rated
44	Dorsey Creek Dam	Elko	1953	73 yrs	42	Low	Fair
45	Rawhide Dam	Elko	1954	72 yrs	35	Low	Fair
46	Wilson Reservoir Dam	Elko	1954	72 yrs	37	Low	Fair
47	Deep Creek Dam	Elko	1954	72 yrs	44	Low	Unsatisfactory
48	Greystone Tails Dam	Lander	1954	72 yrs	148	Low	Fair
49	Fernley Pond Dam #1	Lyon	1954	72 yrs	25	Low	Unsatisfactory
50	Hunter Creek Reservoir Dam	Washoe	1954	72 yrs	20	High	Fair

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