Dams in Mississippi

6,089 damsAvg age: 48 years

348

High Hazard

Significant

4,509

Low Hazard

Dam Safety in Mississippi

Mississippi has 6,089 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 348 (5%) are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life — and 67 are classified as significant hazard. Currently, 273 dams in the state have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory, indicating recognized safety deficiencies.

The average dam in Mississippi is 48 years old. The most common purpose for dams in Mississippi is recreation, accounting for 5,175 of the state's dams.

The federal inventory is not every dam in Mississippi. It includes dams rated high or significant hazard, plus low-hazard dams above a size threshold (taller than 25 feet holding more than 15 acre-feet, or taller than 6 feet holding more than 50 acre-feet). Small, older dams below that line are usually left out, even though they can still shape the streams around them. The state's own dam safety program often tracks many more, and it is the agency that inspects most of them.

Use the search above to find dams near any address in Mississippi, or browse by county below. Each dam listing includes its hazard potential classification, condition assessment, physical characteristics, and inspection history from the NID.

Mississippi Dam Facts

Total Dams	6,089
High Hazard Dams	348
Average Dam Age	48 years
Tallest Dam	120 ft
Largest Reservoir	3,016,000 acre-ft
Poor/Unsatisfactory Condition	273

Notable Dams in Mississippi

Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam120 ftHigh Sardis Dam117 ftHigh Enid Dam110 ftHigh Grenada Dam103 ftHigh Okhissa100 ftHigh

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Counties in Mississippi

Adams56 dams6 high hazard Alcorn50 dams2 high hazard Amite44 dams Attala97 dams1 high hazard Benton92 dams3 high hazard Bolivar21 dams Calhoun85 dams4 high hazard Carroll146 dams21 high hazard Chickasaw77 dams1 high hazard Choctaw45 dams4 high hazard Claiborne50 dams1 high hazard Clarke64 dams Clay52 dams Coahoma4 dams Copiah83 dams3 high hazard Covington39 dams1 high hazard DeSoto157 dams24 high hazard Forrest82 dams7 high hazard Franklin21 dams1 high hazard George45 dams Greene58 dams Grenada51 dams3 high hazard Hancock52 dams1 high hazard Harrison49 dams1 high hazard Hinds301 dams24 high hazard Holmes90 dams1 high hazard Humphreys54 dams Itawamba57 dams Jackson26 dams1 high hazard Jasper85 dams2 high hazard Jefferson30 dams Jefferson Davis33 dams2 high hazard Jones150 dams5 high hazard Kemper60 dams3 high hazard Lafayette131 dams11 high hazard Lamar100 dams10 high hazard Lauderdale212 dams27 high hazard Lawrence16 dams Leake52 dams1 high hazard Lee125 dams17 high hazard Leflore8 dams Lincoln48 dams2 high hazard Lowndes87 dams2 high hazard Madison275 dams31 high hazard Marion49 dams2 high hazard Marshall102 dams Monroe83 dams Montgomery51 dams2 high hazard Neshoba95 dams3 high hazard Newton80 dams3 high hazard Noxubee115 dams1 high hazard Oktibbeha126 dams1 high hazard Panola119 dams9 high hazard Pearl River179 dams2 high hazard Perry31 dams1 high hazard Pike49 dams3 high hazard Pontotoc92 dams8 high hazard Prentiss53 dams4 high hazard Quitman1 dams Rankin152 dams22 high hazard Scott66 dams2 high hazard Simpson65 dams2 high hazard Smith71 dams3 high hazard Stone83 dams2 high hazard Sunflower12 dams Tallahatchie49 dams11 high hazard Tate76 dams4 high hazard Tippah87 dams7 high hazard Tishomingo17 dams3 high hazard Tunica10 dams Union79 dams4 high hazard Walthall20 dams Warren93 dams7 high hazard Washington22 dams Wayne83 dams Webster51 dams2 high hazard Wilkinson62 dams Winston67 dams2 high hazard Yalobusha72 dams8 high hazard Yazoo167 dams7 high hazard

High Hazard Dams in Mississippi

Dam	County	Height	Condition	Purpose
Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam	Tishomingo	120 ft	Not assessed	Navigation
Sardis Dam	Panola	117 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Enid Dam	Yalobusha	110 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Grenada Dam	Grenada	103 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Okhissa	Franklin	100 ft	Not assessed	Recreation
Arkabutla Dam	DeSoto	92 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Okatibbee Dam	Lauderdale	72 ft	Not assessed	Flood Risk Reduction
Natchez State Park Dam	Adams	70 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam	Rankin	65 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Lake Lamar Bruce Dam	Lee	63 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Calling Panther Dam	Copiah	61 ft	Fair	Recreation
Big Bay Lake Dam	Lamar	60 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Kelly Greenwood Lake Dam	Tallahatchie	60 ft	Poor	Recreation
Bonita Number 2 Dam	Lauderdale	60 ft	Fair	Water Supply
Lake Pushmataha	Neshoba	56 ft	Poor	Recreation
Lake Mailande	Lauderdale	55 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Chestnut Hill Lake Dam	Madison	55 ft	Fair	Recreation
Second Creek Ws Str No. 6a Dam	Adams	53 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Flint Creek Reservoir Dam	Stone	52 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Kemper County Lake Dam	Kemper	52 ft	Fair	Recreation
Schamberville Number 2 Dam	Lauderdale	52 ft	Fair	Recreation
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam	Carroll	52 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Second Creek Ws Str No. 6b Dam	Adams	52 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Second Creek Ws Str No. 7 Dam	Adams	52 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Spring Lake Dam	Lafayette	50 ft	Poor	Recreation
Indian Creek Ws Str Y-9a-14 Dam	Panola	50 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Claiborne Dam	Claiborne	48 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Hilda	Warren	47 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Trace State Park Dam	Pontotoc	47 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Prentiss Walker Lake Dam	Smith	47 ft	Poor	Recreation
Eden Creek Ws Str Y-37d-10 Dam	Yazoo	47 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 Dam	Carroll	47 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Dam Number 8 Dam	Lee	46 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Lorman Dam	Madison	45 ft	Fair	Recreation
Mccoy Lake Dam	Simpson	44 ft	Poor	Recreation
Schamberville Number 1 Dam	Lauderdale	44 ft	Fair	Recreation
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-11 Dam	Carroll	44 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-12 Dam	Carroll	44 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Abotlapoota Creek Ws Str Y-34-11 Dam	Carroll	44 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Basf Catalysts, LLC Pond No. 5 Dam	Hinds	44 ft	Fair	Other
Chuquatonchee Ws Str 07 Dam	Chickasaw	43 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Oktibbeha County Lake Dam	Oktibbeha	43 ft	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Lake Elvis Presley	Lee	43 ft	Fair	Recreation
White Sand - Greens Creek Str 11e Dam	Jefferson Davis	43 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Ws Str 13 Dam	Pontotoc	42 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Buntyn Creek Ws Str Y-16a-1 Dam	Tallahatchie	42 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-10 Dam	Carroll	41 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-06 Dam	Carroll	41 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-04 Dam	Carroll	41 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Turkey Creek Water Park Dam	Newton	41 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Brooksville Farm	Noxubee	40 ft	Fair	Irrigation
Lake Hico Dam	Hinds	40 ft	Satisfactory	Other
Lake Eddins Dam	Jasper	40 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Dry Creek Watershed Structure 3 Dam	Covington	40 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-05 Dam	Carroll	40 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Acacia Woods Lake Dam	Rankin	40 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Lake Hatten Dam	Jones	40 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Ivell Dam	Jones	40 ft	Fair	Recreation
Buntyn Creek Watershed Structure Y-16a-4 Dam	Tallahatchie	40 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Lincoln State Park Dam	Lincoln	40 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Black Creek Watershed Number 100 Dam	Holmes	39 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-02 Dam	Tallahatchie	39 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Ws Str 15b Dam	Lee	39 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-03 Dam	Carroll	39 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Ws Str 14 Dam	Pontotoc	39 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-07 Dam	Carroll	39 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Blue Springs Lake a Dam	DeSoto	38 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Ellis Lake Dam	Yalobusha	38 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Hide-a-way Lake Dam	Pearl River	38 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09b Dam	Carroll	38 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Tuscumbia Ws Str Number 8 Dam	Alcorn	38 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Ws Str Y-17c-6b Dam	Tallahatchie	38 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Watershed Structure 26a Dam	Pontotoc	37 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Chunky River Ws Number 8 Dam	Newton	37 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Sowashee Creek Ws Str 11 Dam	Lauderdale	37 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Otoucalofa Creek Str Y-15-24 Dam	Yalobusha	37 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09a Dam	Carroll	37 ft	Unsatisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-01 Dam	Tallahatchie	36 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Reunion Lake Number 2 Dam	Madison	36 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Chiwapa Ws Str 3 Dam	Pontotoc	36 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Lake Cavalier Dam	Madison	35 ft	Poor	Recreation
Lake Martha Dam	Rankin	35 ft	Fair	Recreation
Whites Creek Number 1 Dam	Webster	35 ft	Satisfactory	Water Supply
Sowashee Creek Ws Str No 2 Dam	Lauderdale	35 ft	Fair	Flood Risk Reduction
Indian Creek Ws Str Y-9a-07 Dam	Panola	35 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Holiday Creek Ws Str 3 Dam	Marion	35 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Johnstone Lake Dam	Madison	35 ft	Fair	Recreation
Canebrake Lake Dam	Lamar	35 ft	Fair	Recreation
Hubbard Murphee Y-17a-74	Tallahatchie	35 ft	Satisfactory	Flood Risk Reduction
Dalewood Shores Lake Dam	Lauderdale	34 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lakeland Drive Lake Dam	Forrest	34 ft	Fair	Recreation
Lake Katherine Dam	Madison	34 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Costas Lake Dam	Madison	34 ft	Satisfactory	Recreation
Holiday Creek Ws Str 4 Dam	Marion	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Ws Str 16 Dam	Lee	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Percy Quin State Park Dam	Pike	34 ft	Fair	Recreation
Tippah River Ws Str Lt-7-05 Dam	Benton	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Upper Leaf River Structure 9 Dam	Smith	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Town Creek Ws Str 39 Dam	Lee	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction
Tuscumbia Ws Str Number 34 Dam	Prentiss	34 ft	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction