Levee systems in Nevada
24 systems on the federal register, with 560,791 people recorded living behind the 23 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
24
current records
People behind them
560,791
across 23 systems
Miles of levee
39.2
across 20 systems
Not accredited
46%
11 of 24
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Every system in Nevada
24 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Las Vegas Wash Interception Berm | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 335,342 | 1.73 miles |
| Range Wash Fan | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 174,163 | 5.89 miles |
| Clark County Levee 1 | Henderson, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 14,380 | 0.79 miles |
| Duck Creek Diversion Dike | Henderson, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 11,464 | 3.10 miles |
| Combs Canyon Levee | Carson City, Carson City, Nevada | Accredited | 10,142 | 0.53 miles |
| I-80 in Sparks adjacent Sparks Marina | Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada | Accredited | 4,875 | 1.78 miles |
| Reese River at Battle Mountain, NV | Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 3,083 | 3.53 miles |
| Hawthorne Diversion Levee | Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 2,778 | 1.82 miles |
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Downstream Levee | Carson City, Carson City, Nevada | Accredited | 1,926 | 0.18 miles |
| Nevada Levee | Laughlin, Clark County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 675 | 7.62 miles |
| Lower Cottonwood Levee System | Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 500 | 0.17 miles |
| Washoe County Levee 3 | Reno, Washoe County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 474 | 0.30 miles |
| Washoe County Levee 2 | Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 402 | 1.04 miles |
| Truckee River Levee and Floodwall | Reno, Washoe County, Nevada | Accredited | 282 | 0.25 miles |
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Upstream Levee | Carson City, Carson City, Nevada | Accredited | 105 | 0.44 miles |
| Walker River Levee South | Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada | Not published | 79 | 2.65 miles |
| Cottonwood Upper Diversion Levee | Searchlight, Clark County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 40 | 0.24 miles |
| Muddy R. Wells Siding | Moapa Valley, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 34 | 0.81 miles |
| Nevada Levee Extension Levee | San Bernardino County, California | Non-Accredited | 30 | 5.49 miles |
| Walker River Levee | Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 17 | 0.88 miles |
| Lake Las Vegas Lift Station Levee | Henderson, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| Las Vegas Wash Levee | Sunrise Manor, Clark County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| Truckee Canal Levee | Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada | Non-Accredited | 0 | Not published |
| Tropicana Wash Central Branch Floodwall | Paradise, Clark County, Nevada | Accredited | Not published | Not published |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.