Brooks Griffen Lake Dam

Brooks Griffen Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Yazoo County, Mississippi, built in 1995. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Brooks Griffen Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 385 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 65 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1995, the structure is 31 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
CountyYazoo
River/StreamUnt Of Tesheva
Coordinates32.93953, -90.23357

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length385 ft
Year Completed1995 (31 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage65 acre-ft
Max Storage65 acre-ft
Normal Storage39 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge74 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBROOKS GRIFFEN
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03328
Federal IDMS03328
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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