List of dams and reservoirs in Nevada

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 50 ft tall with a storage capacity of at least 5000 acre.ft, or of any height with a storage capacity of 25000 acre.ft.

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