Winfred L. Montgomery Pond Dam is an earth dam located in Walthall County, Mississippi, built in 1986. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.
Dam profile
NID height · 20 ft20 ft tall and 353 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 Winfred L. Montgomery Pond Dam
The primary purpose of Winfred L. Montgomery Pond Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Winfred L. Montgomery (private). It impounds the Unt of Bogue Chitto.
The dam stands 20 feet tall and stretches 353 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 61 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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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Location
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Walthall |
| River/Stream | Unt of Bogue Chitto |
| Coordinates | 31.00836, -90.17065 |
Physical Characteristics
| Dam Type | Earth |
| NID Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Height | 20 ft |
| Dam Length | 353 ft |
| Year Completed | 1986 (40 years old) |
Storage & Hydraulics
| NID Storage | 61 acre-ft |
| Max Storage | 61 acre-ft |
| Normal Storage | 30 acre-ft |
| Surface Area | 6 acres |
| Drainage Area | 0 sq mi |
| Max Discharge | 26 cfs |
| Spillway Type | Uncontrolled |
Ownership & Safety
| Purpose | Recreation |
| Owner | Winfred L. Montgomery |
| Owner Type | Private |
| Hazard Classification | Low |
| Condition Assessment | Not assessed |
| Emergency Action Plan | Not Required |
Identifiers
| NID ID | MS03126 |
| Federal ID | MS03126 |
| More Info | State Dam Safety Program |