Recreation Dams in Nevada

Nevada has 23 recreation dams, of which 11 carry a high hazard classification. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Lake Las Vegas Dam	Clark	165	Significant	Fair	1991
2	Bmg Mine Willow Creek Dam	Lander	115	Significant	Fair	1989
3	Chimney Dam	Humboldt	100	Significant	Poor	1974
4	Cave Creek Dam	White Pine	83	High	Poor	1932
5	South Fork Dam	Elko	72	High	Fair	1989
6	Eagle Valley Reservoir Dam	Lincoln	72	High	Poor	1965
7	Echo Canyon Dam	Lincoln	58	High	Unsatisfactory	1970
8	Billy Shaw	Elko	51	Significant	Not Rated	2002
9	Northgate Golf Course Dam	Washoe	46	High	Poor
10	Lee Canyon Reservoir Dam	Clark	44	Significant	Fair	2010
11	Kingston Canyon Dam	Lander	41	High	Poor	1969
12	Spooner Lake Dam	Douglas	37	Significant	Poor
13	Spring Creek Dam #1	Elko	27	High	Fair	1972
14	East Peak Lake Dam	Douglas	25	High	Fair	1988
15	Sheep Creek	Elko	24	Significant	Not Rated
16	Wheeler Reservoir Dam	Washoe	19	High	Fair
17	Herman Dam	Washoe	17	High	Fair	1955
18	Sierra Sage Ponds	Washoe	16	High	Poor	1966
19	Hidden Lake Dam	Washoe	16	Low	Fair	1990
20	Dacey Dam	Nye	13	Low	Fair
21	Lightning W Ranch Dams	Washoe	12	Significant	Poor
22	Lippincott Ski Ii Dam	Douglas	8	Low	Unsatisfactory	1998
23	Sierra Springs Dam	Douglas	5	Significant	Fair

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