Lahontan Dam
Dam in Churchill County, Nevada · Carson River · forms Lahontan Reservoir
Height
162 ft
49 m (NID height)
Length
1,915 ft
584 m
Completed
1915
Lahontan Reservoir today
4,124.96 ft
7 days ▼ 1.06 ft
Normal storage
317,200 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 9:30 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 162 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 422,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 15,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 120 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,903 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 400 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Lahontan Reservoir
- NID ID
- NV10123
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Jul 9, 2025. Search NID ID NV10123 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Lahontan Reservoir
- Lahontan Dike