Rye Patch Dam
Dam in Pershing County, Nevada · Humboldt River · forms Rye Patch Reservoir
Height
78 ft
24 m (NID height)
Length
914 ft
279 m
Completed
1936
Rye Patch Reservoir today
4,095.79 ft
7 days ▲ 0.27 ft
Normal storage
194,300 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 78 ft
- Owner
- PERSHING COUNTY WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 201,600 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 12,144 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 66 ft
- Drainage area
- 13,700 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 100 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- NID ID
- NV10124
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NV10124 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.