Pennington Lake Dam

Pennington Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Pennington Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Pennington Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is private-owned.

The dam stands 15 feet tall, and has a maximum storage capacity of 80 acre-feet.

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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 10/06/2015. That was over 10 years ago.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLowndes
Coordinates33.54361, -88.41417

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage80 acre-ft
Max Storage80 acre-ft
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection10/06/2015
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS00463
Federal IDMS00463
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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