Lake Priscilla Dam

Lake Priscilla Dam is an earth dam located in Adams County, Mississippi, built in 2015. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Lake Priscilla Dam

The primary purpose of Lake Priscilla Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Second Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 465 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 3 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 102 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 43 square miles. Completed in 2015, the structure is relatively new.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyAdams
River/StreamSecond Creek
Coordinates31.48667, -91.26611

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length465 ft
Year Completed2015 (11 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage102 acre-ft
Max Storage102 acre-ft
Normal Storage33 acre-ft
Surface Area3 acres
Drainage Area43 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS01972
Federal IDMS01972
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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