List of dams and reservoirs in Nevada explained

Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Nevada.

All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50feet tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000acre.ft.^[1]

Dams and reservoirs in Nevada

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• 21 Mile Dam, Lucin
  • • Cave Creek Dam, Cave Creek Reservoir, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Davis Dam, Lake Mohave, United States Bureau of Reclamation Derby Dam (diversion dam), USBR
• Echo Canyon Dam, Echo Canyon Reservoir, Nevada DCNR
• Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, USBR
• Lahontan Dam, Lake Lahontan, USBR
• Rye Patch Dam, Rye Patch Reservoir, USBR
• South Fork Dam, South Fork Reservoir, Nevada DCNR
• Lake Tahoe Dam, Lake Tahoe, USBR (on California / Nevada border)
• unnamed levee, Topaz Lake, Walker River Irrigation District (on California / Nevada border)
• Wild Horse Dam, Wild Horse Reservoir, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major Dams of the United States. National Atlas of the United States. USGS. September 17, 2009. October 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090814080910/http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/dams00x.html. August 14, 2009. dead.