Brett Favre Lake Dam

Brett Favre Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Lamar County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Brett Favre Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Brett Favre Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Brett Favre (private). It impounds the Unt Of Black Creek.

The dam stands 13 feet tall and stretches 604 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 7 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 60 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
CountyLamar
River/StreamUnt Of Black Creek
Coordinates31.29718, -89.50483

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height13 ft
Dam Height13 ft
Dam Length604 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage60 acre-ft
Max Storage60 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area7 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge262 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBRETT FAVRE
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03518
Federal IDMS03518
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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