Dams in Calhoun County, Mississippi

85Total Dams

4High Hazard

0Significant

Dam Safety in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Calhoun County has 85 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 4 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Calhoun County is 53 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Moore Lake Dam at 46 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Big Lake Dam	High	Unsatisfactory	25	Recreation	1955
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-4 Dam	High	Poor	25	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-1 Dam	High	Poor	23	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-09 Dam	High	Unsatisfactory	19	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Moore Lake Dam	Low		46	Recreation	2007
Edmondson Lake Dam	Low		38	Recreation	2007
Topashaw Farms Dam	Low		31	Irrigation	2013
E L Hardin Lake Dam	Low		29	Recreation
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-2 Dam	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-3 Dam	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1994
Nolan Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Ms05172 Lake Dam	Low		24	Recreation
Edmondson Pond Dam	Low		24	Recreation	1987
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-50 Dam	Low		24	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-07 Dam	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-51 Dam	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-02 Dam	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Ms05189 Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-23-07 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-57 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-10 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-30 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-04 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-03 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Ms05171 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05208 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04672 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04587 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05152 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05153 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05175 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-51 Dam	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-32 Dam	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-08 Dam	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Ms04475 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms05169 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04678 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04589 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04751 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-05 Dam	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Ms04676 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04674 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04590 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-60 Dam	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Ms05205 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04474 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04599 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Bingham Dam	Low		16	Recreation	2002
Ms04476 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04480 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Lusious Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05174 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04675 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05170 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05173 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Alexander Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Dobbs Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Mageehe Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Davis Lake Ms01182 Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Jennings Lake Ms01184 Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05191 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms05188 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04673 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms04677 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms04478 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Martin Lakes Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms05190 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Cole Lake Ms00166 Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Parker Pond Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Bailey Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Inman Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Forest Murphy Pond Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Hardin Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Jess Yancey Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Hardin Lake Number 3 Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Ms04679 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Bailey Bass Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Moorehead Lakes Dam	Undetermined		16	Recreation
Ms05206 Lake Dam	Undetermined		16	Recreation
Randy Schmitz Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
Ms05207 Lake Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
Ms04753 Lake Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
Kenneth Jenkins Pond Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
F E Moorehead Lake Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
Ms04477 Lake Dam	Undetermined		14	Recreation

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