Burton Lake Dam No. 1

Burton Lake Dam No. 1 is an earth dam located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, built in 2017. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Burton Lake Dam No. 1

Burton Lake Dam No. 1 is a dam in Tishomingo, Mississippi. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Unt Of Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway.

The dam stands 39 feet tall and stretches 860 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 245 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2017, 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.

At 39 feet, this dam is taller than 86% of dams nationwide.

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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyTishomingo
River/StreamUnt Of Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway
Coordinates34.51361, -88.31667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height39 ft
Dam Height35 ft
Dam Length860 ft
Year Completed2017 (9 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage245 acre-ft
Max Storage245 acre-ft
Normal Storage175 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS07318
Federal IDMS07318
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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