Lake Chautauqua Dam is an earth dam located in Copiah County, Mississippi, built in 1925. It carries a Undetermined hazard potential classification.
About Lake Chautauqua Dam
The primary purpose of Lake Chautauqua Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by City Of Crystal Springs (local government). It impounds the Clear Creek.
The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 462 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 25 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 242 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1925, the structure is over a century old.