Don Good Lake Dam

Don Good Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height14 ft

Dam profile

NID height · 14 ft
14 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

14 ft tall and 4,300 ft long. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Don Good Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Don Good Lake Dam is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by Don Good (private). It impounds the Unt of Bogue Chitto.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 4,300 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 16 acres, and has a maximum storage capacity of 213 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.

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Location

StateMississippi
CountyNoxubee
River/StreamUnt of Bogue Chitto
Coordinates33.18028, -88.40528

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height14 ft
Dam Height10 ft
Dam Length4,300 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage213 acre-ft
Max Storage213 acre-ft
Normal Storage175 acre-ft
Surface Area16 acres
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerDon Good
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS02036
Federal IDMS02036
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