Cotton Lake Dam

Cotton Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Hinds County, Mississippi, built in 2007. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Cotton Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Cotton Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Rickey And Pamela Cotton (private). It impounds the Unt Of Little White Oak Creek.

The dam stands 16 feet tall and stretches 340 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 10 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 104 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2007, the structure is relatively new.

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
CountyHinds
River/StreamUnt Of Little White Oak Creek
Coordinates32.08668, -90.38597

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height16 ft
Dam Height16 ft
Dam Length340 ft
Year Completed2007 (19 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage104 acre-ft
Max Storage104 acre-ft
Normal Storage60 acre-ft
Surface Area10 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge7 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerRICKEY AND PAMELA COTTON
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03692
Federal IDMS03692
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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