Tallest Dams in Nevada

Nevada has 500 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Hoover Dam at 730 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Hoover Dam	Clark	730	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1935
2	North Block Tailings Impoundment Dam	Eureka	520	Earth	Tailings	High	1993
3	Mill 5/6 Center Tailings Storage Facility	Eureka	300	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1991
4	Carlin Gold Tailings Dam	Eureka	270	Earth	Tailings	Low	1991
5	Cortez Area 28 Tsf Cell 4 Dam	Lander	270	Earth	Tailings	Low
6	Midas Tailings Storage Facility Ph IV Dam	Elko	250	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1998
7	A-a Tails Dam	Eureka	220	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1989
8	Mill 5/6 East Tailings Storage Facility	Eureka	220	Earth	Tailings	Significant	2019
9	Cortez Area 28 Tsf Dam	Lander	215	Earth	Tailings	Low	1997
10	Mill 5/6 West Tails Storage Facility	Eureka	210	Earth	Tailings	Low	2011
11	Barrick Goldstrike Tsf 3 Dam	Eureka	200	Earth	Tailings	High	2016
12	Giroux Wash Tsf Dam	White Pine	198	Earth	Tailings	High	1995
13	Section 22 Midas Tailings Storage Facility Dam	Elko	186	Earth	Tailings	Significant
14	Simplot Tailings Dam	Clark	185	Earth	Tailings	Low	1981
15	Mill #4 Tailings #1 Dam	Eureka	182	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1989
16	Lone Tree Section 23 Tails Dam	Humboldt	180	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1996
17	Juniper Tailings Dam	Humboldt	176	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	1997
18	Rmg Cell B Tsf Dam	Nye	175	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Significant	2016
19	Phoenix Tailings Dam	Lander	173	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1971
20	Lake Las Vegas Dam	Clark	165	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1991
21	Mill #4 Tailings #2 Dam	Eureka	165	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1993
22	Jerritt Canyon Tailings Dam	Elko	162	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1981
23	Carson City Treated Effluent Dam	Carson City	152	Earth	Other	High
24	Midas Dam Tailings Storage Facility Ph V	Elko	150	Earth	Tailings	Significant	1998
25	James Creek Diversion Dam	Eureka	150	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1985
26	Getchell Mine Tailings Dam	Humboldt	150	Earth	Tailings	Low
27	Greystone Tails Dam	Lander	148	Earth	Tailings	Low	1954
28	Mccoy/cove Tailings Storage Facility Dam	Lander	140	Rockfill	Tailings	Low	1988
29	Huffaker Effluent Storage Reservoir Dam	Washoe	138	Rockfill	Other	High	1992
30	Paradise Peak Tails Dam	Nye	130	Earth	Tailings	Low	1986
31	Cat Creek	Mineral	123	Arch	Water Supply	High	1932
32	Maggie Creek Dam	Elko	121	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1992
33	Bmg Mine Willow Creek Dam	Lander	115	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1989
34	Wild Horse	Elko	110	Concrete	Irrigation	High	1969
35	Mill #3 Tailings Pond	Elko	107	Earth	Tailings	Low
36	Trout Creek Dam	Humboldt	105	Earth	Other	Low	2012
37	Jerritt Canyon Tsf 2 Dam	Elko	102	Earth	Irrigation	Significant
38	Simplot Silica Tailings Raise Dam	Clark	100	Earth	Tailings	Low	2014
39	Chimney Dam	Humboldt	100	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1974
40	Rmg Cell a Tsf	Nye	94	Rockfill	Tailings	Significant	1997
41	Esmeralda Project Tails Dam	Mineral	93	Earth	Tailings	Low	1990
42	Pine Canyon Dam - Saddle Dike 1	Lincoln	92	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1957
43	Roundhill Effluent Dam	Douglas	90	Earth	Other	High
44	Yerington Mill Dam	Lyon	90	Earth	Tailings	Significant
45	Hiko Springs Detention Basin Dam	Clark	88	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1996
46	Cave Creek Dam	White Pine	83	Earth	Recreation	High	1932
47	Bishop Creek Dam	Elko	80	Earth	Irrigation	High	1912
48	T-s Ranch Dam	Eureka	80	Earth	Irrigation	Significant	1990
49	Rye Patch Dam	Pershing	78	Earth	Irrigation	High	1936
50	Imco Tailings Dam	Lander	75	Earth	Tailings	Low	1975

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