South Fork Dam
Dam in Elko County, Nevada · South Fork Humboldt River · forms South Fork Reservoir
Height
72 ft
22 m (NID height)
Length
1,650 ft
503 m
Completed
1989
South Fork Reservoir today
5,228.56 ft
7 days ▲ 0.03 ft
Normal storage
41,250 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Recreation; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 72 ft
- Owner
- NEVADA DCNR (State)
- Maximum storage
- 52,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,900 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 55 ft
- Drainage area
- 903 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- NID ID
- NV00226
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NV00226 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.