Dams in DeSoto County, Mississippi
157Total Dams
24High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County has 157 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 24 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 10 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in DeSoto County is 48 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Arkabutla Dam at 92 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkabutla Dam | High | Not Available | 92 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1943 |
| Blue Springs Lake A Dam | High | Satisfactory | 38 | Recreation | 1995 |
| Lake O' The Hills Dam | High | Fair | 30 | Recreation | 1963 |
| R N Van Vulpen Pond Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Lake Greenbrook Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Will Bond Incorporated Pond #2 Dam | High | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Fox Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Short Fork Pond Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | |
| Cross Creek Dam - West Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Will Bond Incorporated Pond Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Mason Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1991 |
| Maywood Subdivision - Shahkoka Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Maywood Subdivision - Woodland Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Stonehedge Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Megan Drive Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Apple Creek Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Central Park Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Cross Creek Dam - East Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Mcingvale Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Kingsview Lake Dam | High | Poor | 14 | Recreation | 1959 |
| J B Lyon Pond Dam | High | Poor | 14 | Recreation | |
| Apple Creek North Dam | High | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Hilderbrant Lake Dam | High | Fair | 10 | Recreation | |
| Kyle's Lake Dam | High | Fair | 9 | Recreation | 1952 |
| Alden Lake Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 17 | Recreation | |
| Chief Chisca Lake Dam | Low | 45 | Recreation | 1969 | |
| Grays Creek North Lake Dam | Low | 37 | Recreation | 2007 | |
| Grays Creek Lake #1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 37 | Recreation | 2007 |
| Rain Cloud Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Deer Track Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 32 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Ms05119 Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05092 Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Woodland Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Buena Vista Lakes Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 30 | Recreation | |
| Bridgetown Subdivision Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Rancy Meadows Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Larue Dam | Low | 27 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04267 Lake Dam | Low | 27 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05332 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05335 Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Anderson Plant Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05107 Lake Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05120 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05117 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Horse Farm Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05334 Lake Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05472 Lake Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | ||
| Cedar Grove - East Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1996 |
| W H Austin Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Ms04266 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Harry Madison Pond Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ralph Braden Pond Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| T D Mckneely Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Koko Reef Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Robert Vincent Pond Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| T Caffey Robertson Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Greenwood Leflore Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | 1969 | |
| Ms05108 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05113 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05351 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Carl Hoover Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Charles Long Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05110 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Tom Milan Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Herman Summers Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| R D Dees Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| R E Selph Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Dr S J Sheaffer Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| W H Austin Pond Number 2 Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| J. B. Snowden Pond | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1950 |
| R E Selph Pond Number 2 Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05343 Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05341 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06796 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| W T Hendricks Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Malone Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Bill Wallace Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| J A Whitten Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ross Franks Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Delta Crest Subdivision Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Allen Scott Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Chickasaw Council Boy Scout Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| J F Conger Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| J L Eason Jr Pond Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Cedar Grove - West Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Palmer Home For Children Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | 2002 | |
| Cox Reclaimation Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | 2015 | |
| Ms05344 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05114 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05115 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| W A Sanders Pond Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Tom Clifton Pond Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| N B Gray Pond Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| M J Simmons Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Bailey Brown And Porter Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Dudley Bridgeforth Pond Number 3 Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Dudley Bridgeforth Pond | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1969 |
| Ms05347 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Funderberk Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Utkolb Pond Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06819 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Kermitt Buck Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Bonne Terre Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | 2001 | |
| Bridgetown Subdivision Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Earl Ross Pond Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Worthington Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Nelle Gray Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| C. S. Mills Pond | Low | Not Rated | 14 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Ms05339 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| J A Earnheart Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05098 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05340 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Eddie Williams Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| James O Rich Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| J C Harbin Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Dorothy Jones Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Russell Gray Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| N B Hunt Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| J O Bridgeforth Pond Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | |
| N B Hunt Pond Number 3 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| N B Hunt Pond Number 2 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05112 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| The Plantations Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| E F Crenshaw Junior Pond Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Maywood Subdivision - Sylvan Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 8 | Recreation | 1948 |
| Lake Elizabeth Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 60 | Recreation | 2005 |
| Blue Springs Lake B Dam | Undetermined | 37 | Recreation | 1995 | |
| Green T Lake Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 34 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Ms05349 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 33 | Recreation | ||
| Lakeview Village Lake Dam | Undetermined | 28 | Recreation | 1962 | |
| Ms05348 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06795 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 20 | Recreation | ||
| M W Lipscomb Lake Dam | Undetermined | 20 | Recreation | ||
| C C Herrington Lake Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms05090 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Forrest Subdiv Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06813 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05106 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05102 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05104 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| E B Hutchins Pond Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05097 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05346 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04264 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| L A Thompson Lake Dam | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Byran Swilley Pond Dam | Undetermined | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Banks Land And Cattle Company Dam | Undetermined | 14 | Recreation | ||
| J T Bridges Pond Dam | Undetermined | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Joint Venture Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Kate Phelps Pond Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| R E Steadham Pond Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Mrs J H Ingram Pond Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| David Harrison Lake Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Lakes Of Nicholas Number 3 Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | 2005 | |
| J E Lyon Pond Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ready Green T Dam | Undetermined | 10 | Recreation | 2003 | |
| Reid Green T Dam | Undetermined | 8 | Recreation |