Quail Ridge Lake Dam

Quail Ridge Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a unsatisfactory condition assessment.

About Quail Ridge Lake Dam

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

The dam stands 11 feet tall and stretches 957 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 67 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 631 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 5 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. Its condition is rated unsatisfactory, indicating serious safety deficiencies exist that require immediate attention or remedial action. The most recent inspection on record was 05/28/2009. That was over 16 years ago.

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Low HazardUnsatisfactory ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMississippi
CountyHancock
River/StreamUnt Of Hickory Creek
Coordinates30.56051, -89.45012

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height11 ft
Dam Height11 ft
Dam Length957 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage631 acre-ft
Max Storage631 acre-ft
Normal Storage166 acre-ft
Surface Area67 acres
Drainage Area5 sq mi
Max Discharge4,168 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerBILLY SHANNON
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentUnsatisfactory
Last Inspection05/28/2009
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS03743
Federal IDMS03743
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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