Wild Horse
Dam in Elko County, Nevada · East Fork Owyhee RIver · forms Wild Horse Reservoir
Height
110 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
435 ft
133 m
Completed
1969
Wild Horse Reservoir today
6,182.21 ft
7 days ▼ 0.24 ft
Normal storage
71,660 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:15 AM PDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 110 ft
- Owner
- BIA (Federal; Tribal Government)
- Maximum storage
- 92,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,035 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 83 ft
- Drainage area
- 204 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 75 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Sacramento District
- Also known as
- Wild Horse Reservoir
- NID ID
- NV10119
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Dec 4, 2025. Search NID ID NV10119 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.