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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 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
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Wild Horse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Elko County, Nevada in the United States.The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam.In 1969, a new concrete single-angle arch dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs with a height of 87 feet (27 m) and a length of 458 feet (140 m) at its crest.
The park is located in a part of Nevada that in prehistoric times was under Lake Lahontan.When the lake had receded lower than the present-day reservoir, by about 23,000 years ago, animals such as camels, horses, rabbits, and squirrels would drink from the river, and some of their fossils have been found about 14 miles (23 km) north of the dam.
Wild Horse State Recreation Area is a public recreation area located on the northeast shore of Wild Horse Reservoir, approximately 67 miles (108 km) north of Elko, Nevada. [3] The 120-acre (49 ha) park is a popular destination for fishing, and especially ice fishing , on the reservoir, which was created in 1937 and enlarged to cover 2,830 acres ...
Lahontan State Recreation Area is a public recreation area surrounding Lake Lahontan, a 17-mile-long (27 km) impoundment of the Carson River, [4] located approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Fallon, Nevada. [5] The reservoir features 69 miles (111 km) of shoreline and 11,200 acres (4,500 ha) of water when full. [6]
South Fork State Recreation Area is a state park unit of the state of Nevada covering nearly four thousand acres, located five miles (8.0 km) due south of Elko. [4] The park comprises the 1,650-acre (670 ha) South Fork Reservoir [5] and surrounding marsh, meadowlands, and hills.