146Total Dams
21High Hazard
4Significant
Dam Safety in Carroll County, Mississippi
Carroll County has 146 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 21 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 26 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Carroll County is 55 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Glen Miller Lake Dam at 60 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 52 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 Dam | High | Poor | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-11 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-12 Dam | High | Fair | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Abotlapoota Creek Ws Str Y-34-11 Dam | High | Poor | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-10 Dam | High | Poor | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-06 Dam | High | Fair | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-04 Dam | High | Poor | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-05 Dam | High | Poor | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-03 Dam | High | Poor | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-07 Dam | High | Poor | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09b Dam | High | Fair | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09a Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-07 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-02 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-14 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-06 Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-25 Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-04 Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Ms06929 Lake Dam | High | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Abotlapoota Watershed Structure Y-34-13 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-08 Dam | Significant | Poor | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-28 Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-04 Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-03 Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Glen Miller Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 60 | Tailings | 2006 |
| Ms07080 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 54 | Recreation | |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-16 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 49 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-08 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 47 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ms05017 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 42 | Recreation | |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-18 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Stanton Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | 1970 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-39 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-02 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-01 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-01 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-12 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-02 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Ms05138 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Colclough Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-05 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-25a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-08 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-12 Dam | Low | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ms06925 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-03 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-09 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-03 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-25 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-19 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Ms04958 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-06 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-07 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-02 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Abotlapoota Watershed Structure Y-34-14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-12 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-04 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-09 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-01 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-31 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Abotlapoota Ws Str Y-34-15 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Ms06953 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ms07083 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ms05016 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-45 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-15 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-49 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Ms06927 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms07311 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms06954 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms07082 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms05135 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Kilgore Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-05 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-21 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Ms04959 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-07 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ms06934 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-27 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-32 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Ms06938 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ms06959 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Potococawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-17 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ms06937 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms06926 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms06933 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-36 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-19 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Abotlapoota Ws Str Y-34-16 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Ms06924 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms06939 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05018 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| L. C. Ellis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Tailings | 2007 |
| Ms06951 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-34 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-20 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Ms06956 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Smith Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-33 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Ms06932 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06958 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms05136 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ballas Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Stevens Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-38 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-43 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Ms05147 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hunter Cade Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Ms06923 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06928 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-18 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ms06935 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06957 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05130 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Moses Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1993 |
| Ms06936 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Potococawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-05 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Ms06952 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Charles Ellis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Vaiden Baptist Church Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Ms07229 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Ms05131 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Ms06955 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ms05133 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ms05132 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms07081 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Mary Norman and Craig Brown Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| William Long Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Other | 2007 |