Pounders Dam

Pounders Dam is an earth dam located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, built in 1992. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Pounders Dam

The primary purpose of Pounders Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Gayre Pounders (private). It impounds the Unt Of Briar Creek.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 465 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 59 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1992, the structure is 34 years old.

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
CountyItawamba
River/StreamUnt Of Briar Creek
Coordinates34.34130, -88.19449

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length465 ft
Year Completed1992 (34 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage59 acre-ft
Max Storage59 acre-ft
Normal Storage16 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge283 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerGAYRE POUNDERS
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03251
Federal IDMS03251
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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