Merritt Dam
Dam in Cherry County, Nebraska · Snake River · forms Merritt Reservoir
Height
126 ft
38 m (NID height)
Length
3,222 ft
982 m
Completed
1964
Merritt Reservoir today
2,943.08 ft
7 days ▲ 1.14 ft
Normal storage
74,486 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 126 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 78,375 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,222 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 111 ft
- Drainage area
- 485 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Merritt Reservoir
- NID ID
- NE01074
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NE01074 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.