Malone Dam

Malone Dam is an earth dam located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Malone Dam

The primary purpose of Malone Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by James H. Malone (private).

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 900 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 100 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles.

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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Low Hazard ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyDeSoto
Coordinates34.99299, -89.90202

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length900 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage100 acre-ft
Max Storage100 acre-ft
Normal Storage40 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerJAMES H. MALONE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03213
Federal IDMS03213
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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