Dams in Elko County, Nevada
71Total Dams
14High Hazard
11Significant
| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Creek Dam | High | Fair | 121 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1992 |
| Wild Horse | High | Satisfactory | 110 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Bishop Creek Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 80 | Irrigation | 1912 |
| Eight Mile Creek Dam | High | Fair | 74 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| South Fork Dam | High | Fair | 72 | Recreation | 1989 |
| Arturo East Pit Stormwater Pond Dam | High | Not Rated | 60 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2016 |
| Gibbs Ranch Dam | High | Fair | 46 | Irrigation | 1997 |
| Elko Effluent North Storage Pond Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Other | 1998 |
| Elko Effluent South Storage Pond Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Other | |
| South Side Wash Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Lamoille Road Detention Dam | High | Poor | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Fifth Street Wash Dam | High | Fair | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Spring Creek Dam #1 | High | Fair | 27 | Recreation | 1972 |
| Zunino Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Irrigation | 1909 |
| Midas Tailings Storage Facility Ph Iv Dam | Significant | Poor | 250 | Tailings | 1998 |
| Section 22 Midas Tailings Storage Facility Dam | Significant | Satisfactory | 186 | Tailings | |
| Jerritt Canyon Tailings Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 162 | Tailings | 1981 |
| Midas Dam Tailings Storage Facility Ph V | Significant | Poor | 150 | Tailings | 1998 |
| Jerritt Canyon Tsf 2 Dam | Significant | Fair | 102 | Irrigation | |
| Billy Shaw | Significant | Not Rated | 51 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Sunflower Reservoir Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 44 | Irrigation | 1889 |
| Dinner Station Dam | Significant | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | |
| Dake Reservoir Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 34 | Irrigation | |
| Sheep Creek | Significant | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | |
| Angel Lake Reservoir | Significant | Poor | 14 | Irrigation | 1924 |
| Mill #3 Tailings Pond | Low | Not Available | 107 | Tailings | |
| Jerritt Canyon Evaporation Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 74 | Other | 2007 |
| Dry Creek Dam | Low | Fair | 70 | Irrigation | 1961 |
| Tailing Storage Facility 3 Dam | Low | Fair | 69 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2012 |
| Willow Creek Dam | Low | Not Rated | 58 | Irrigation | 1986 |
| Round Mountain Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 55 | Irrigation | 1967 |
| East Valley Pond #2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 52 | Other | |
| Emigrant Process Ponds Dam | Low | Fair | 51 | Other | 2012 |
| Crittenden Dam | Low | Fair | 49 | Irrigation | 1957 |
| Boies Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 44 | Irrigation | 1969 |
| Deep Creek Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 44 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Dorsey Creek Dam | Low | Fair | 42 | Irrigation | 1953 |
| Px Ranch Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 40 | Irrigation | |
| Bull Run Dam | Low | Poor | 40 | Irrigation | 1955 |
| Elko Percolation Pond 1b Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Other | |
| Elko Percolation Pond 1a Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Other | |
| Elko Percolation Pond 2b Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Other | |
| Elko Percolation Pond 2a Dam | Low | Fair | 38 | Other | |
| Wilson Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 37 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| Boyd Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 36 | Irrigation | 1998 |
| Rawhide Dam | Low | Fair | 35 | Irrigation | 1954 |
| East Valley Pond #1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 33 | Other | |
| John Day Reservoir Dam | Low | Fair | 28 | Irrigation | 1965 |
| Cow Creek Dam | Low | Poor | 27 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Tcr Spring Creek Dam | Low | Poor | 26 | Irrigation | |
| Elko Emergency Effluent Storage Dam | Low | Fair | 26 | Other | |
| Nv No Name 1 Dam | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Chimney Creek Dam | Low | Poor | 22 | Irrigation | 1903 |
| Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 1 Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Other | 1960 |
| Carlin Ww East Rib Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Other | 1990 |
| Carlin Ww Storage Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Other | 1990 |
| Carlin Ww West Rib Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Other | 1990 |
| China Diversion Regulating Reservoir | Low | Not Rated | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Elko Percolation Pond 4b Dam | Low | Fair | 17 | Other | 1994 |
| Charleston Reservoir Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 16 | Irrigation | 1920 |
| Josephine Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 15 | Irrigation | |
| Wells Wastewater Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Other | |
| Long Canyon Process Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Tailings | 2016 |
| Reed Reservoir Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Irrigation | |
| Spencer Dam | Low | Poor | 12 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | |
| Elko South Waste Water Pond Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Other | 1965 |
| Elko North Waste Water Ponds Dam | Low | Fair | 12 | Other | 1965 |
| Ruby Lake East Sump Cross Dike Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Fish and Wildlife Pond | |
| Coyote Hole Dam | Low | Not Rated | 10 | Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond | 2002 |
| Carlin Wwtp Treatment Lagoon Cell 2 Dam | Low | Fair | 10 | Other | 1960 |
| Groundhog Res | Low | Not Available | 9 |