Rosie Lake Dam

Rosie Lake Dam is an earth dam located in Jones County, Mississippi, built in 2016. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Rosie Lake Dam

The primary purpose of Rosie Lake Dam is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is private-owned. It impounds the Tallahoma Creek.

The dam stands 18 feet tall and stretches 370 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 8 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 88 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 2016, 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
CountyJones
River/StreamTallahoma Creek
Coordinates31.62583, -89.20667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height18 ft
Dam Height12 ft
Dam Length370 ft
Year Completed2016 (10 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage88 acre-ft
Max Storage88 acre-ft
Normal Storage44 acre-ft
Surface Area8 acres
Drainage Area0 sq mi
Max Discharge487 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMS06157
Federal IDMS06157
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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