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High Risk Dams in Mississippi

Mississippi has 140 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 348 high hazard dams in Mississippi, 140 (40%) have concerning condition ratings — 81 rated poor and 59 rated unsatisfactory.

Condition scale, best to worst
  1. Satisfactory No existing or potential safety deficiencies recognized; acceptable performance expected under all loading conditions.
  2. Fair No deficiencies under normal operating conditions; a rare flood or earthquake could create one.
  3. Poor A safety deficiency is recognized under normal operating conditions; remedial action is necessary.
  4. Unsatisfactory Worst rating. The dam is considered unsafe; a deficiency requires immediate or emergency remedial action.

"Not rated" means no assessment is on file in the National Inventory of Dams.

DamCountyHeight (ft)ConditionLast inspectedPurposeYear
Kelly Greenwood Lake DamTallahatchie60Poor12/26/20223 yrs agoRecreation2010
Lake PushmatahaNeshoba56Poor07/12/20224 yrs agoRecreation2002
Second Creek Ws Str No. 6a DamAdams53Poor02/14/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 DamCarroll52Unsatisfactory01/26/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Second Creek Ws Str No. 7 DamAdams52Poor02/14/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Spring Lake DamLafayette50Poor02/08/20233 yrs agoRecreation2002
Indian Creek Ws Str Y-9a-14 DamPanola50Unsatisfactory04/20/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Lake HildaWarren47Unsatisfactory02/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Prentiss Walker Lake DamSmith47Poor05/16/20233 yrs agoRecreation1963
Eden Creek Ws Str Y-37d-10 DamYazoo47Poor05/12/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1975
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 DamCarroll47Poor04/15/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Mccoy Lake DamSimpson44Poor02/13/20233 yrs agoRecreation2011
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-11 DamCarroll44Unsatisfactory11/02/20223 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Abotlapoota Creek Ws Str Y-34-11 DamCarroll44Poor03/06/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Chuquatonchee Ws Str 07 DamChickasaw43Unsatisfactory12/15/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Oktibbeha County Lake DamOktibbeha43Unsatisfactory11/01/20223 yrs agoRecreation1965
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-10 DamCarroll41Poor10/08/20197 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1967
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-04 DamCarroll41Poor06/30/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Dry Creek Watershed Structure 3 DamCovington40Unsatisfactory03/10/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-05 DamCarroll40Poor03/28/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Buntyn Creek Watershed Structure Y-16a-4 DamTallahatchie40Unsatisfactory02/03/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-02 DamTallahatchie39Poor05/24/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-03 DamCarroll39Poor03/06/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-07 DamCarroll39Poor03/28/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Tuscumbia Ws Str Number 8 DamAlcorn38Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1975
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Ws Str Y-17c-6b DamTallahatchie38Poor04/20/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1986
Chunky River Ws Number 8 DamNewton37Poor01/28/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1984
Sowashee Creek Ws Str 11 DamLauderdale37Poor10/24/20223 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1978
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09a DamCarroll37Unsatisfactory03/28/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-01 DamTallahatchie36Poor02/03/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Lake Cavalier DamMadison35Poor02/17/20233 yrs agoRecreation1954
Indian Creek Ws Str Y-9a-07 DamPanola35Poor02/16/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1959
Holiday Creek Ws Str 3 DamMarion35Poor01/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1972
Holiday Creek Ws Str 4 DamMarion34Poor01/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Town Creek Ws Str 16 DamLee34Poor11/10/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1972
Tippah River Ws Str Lt-7-05 DamBenton34Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Upper Leaf River Structure 9 DamSmith34Poor03/10/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1976
Town Creek Ws Str 39 DamLee34Poor11/04/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction2003
Tuscumbia Ws Str Number 34 DamPrentiss34Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1989
Brinkley Lake DamTishomingo33Unsatisfactory05/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation1971
Muddy Creek Ws Str 14 DamTippah33Poor11/03/20223 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-07 DamCarroll33Unsatisfactory04/07/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-02 DamCarroll33Unsatisfactory02/24/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Robins Lake DamAdams32Unsatisfactory02/28/20233 yrs agoRecreation1973
Pelucia Watershed Structure Y-33a-14 DamCarroll32Unsatisfactory03/06/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Bahala Creek Ws Str 2 DamLincoln31Poor01/19/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1976
Town Creek Ws Str 24 DamLee31Poor11/08/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1970
Lake LindaWarren31Unsatisfactory02/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Muddy Creek Ws Str 2 DamTippah31Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Tillatoba Creek Wss Y-17b-1 DamTallahatchie31Poor03/01/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1981
Buntyn Creek Ws Str Y-16a-2 DamTallahatchie31Poor02/03/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Indian Creek Ws Str Y-9a-08 DamPanola31Unsatisfactory04/20/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Big Creek Watershed Structure 9 DamJones30Poor04/10/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1975
Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 4 DamTippah30Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Tuscumbia Ws Str Number 36 DamPrentiss30Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1988
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-06 DamCarroll30Poor01/26/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Hubbard Murphee Structure Y-17a-72 DamTallahatchie30Poor03/01/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-25 DamCarroll30Poor03/28/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1971
Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 24a DamTippah29Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Murray Creek Ws Str Y-13a-1 DamLafayette29Poor02/11/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1974
Town Creek Ws Str 19 DamUnion29Unsatisfactory12/06/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Otoucalofa Creek Structure Y-15b-8 DamLafayette29Unsatisfactory02/14/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1996
Twin Lakes DamMadison28Unsatisfactory10/12/20223 yrs agoRecreation1940
Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-01 DamLafayette28Unsatisfactory01/25/20188 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Tuscumbia Ws Str 39 DamPrentiss28Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1973
Grays Creek Ws Str G-6-2 DamBenton28Poor05/12/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
East and West Goose Str R-9-2 DamLafayette28Unsatisfactory04/14/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Chiwapa Watershed Structure 65 DamPontotoc28Poor05/11/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Okonatie Ws Str Ut-25-1 DamUnion28Poor11/29/20214 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Deerhaven DamMadison27Unsatisfactory02/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation1993
Hurt Lake DamTippah27Unsatisfactory11/03/20223 yrs agoRecreation
Richland Creek Ws Str 3 DamRankin27Unsatisfactory02/14/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1983
East and West Goose Str R-9-1 DamLafayette27Poor04/14/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1958
Tippah River Ws Str Lt-7-07 DamBenton27Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1966
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-04 DamCarroll27Poor08/18/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-3 DamYalobusha27Poor04/14/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1978
R N Van Vulpen Pond DamDeSoto27Poor03/17/20224 yrs agoRecreation1955
Bentonia Watershed Structure 5 DamYazoo26Poor01/12/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Lake Neoma DamMadison26Poor02/23/20233 yrs agoRecreation1939
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-17 DamTippah26Unsatisfactory01/27/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Chiwapa Ws Str 29 DamPontotoc26Poor05/11/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Abotlapoota Watershed Structure Y-34-13 DamCarroll26Unsatisfactory03/06/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1965
Lake Piomingo DamLee25Unsatisfactory09/28/20224 yrs agoRecreation1967
Tidwell DamWarren25Unsatisfactory02/14/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Big Lake DamCalhoun25Unsatisfactory03/08/20233 yrs agoRecreation1955
Craddock Lake DamTishomingo25Unsatisfactory05/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation1980
Hell Creek Ws Str Lt-9b-2 DamUnion25Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1969
Lake Nirvana DamWebster25Poor01/20/20233 yrs agoOther1960
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-4 DamCalhoun25Poor04/11/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1994
Greasy Creek Ws Str Lt-1a-11 DamLafayette25Unsatisfactory04/20/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Word of Truth Full Gospel Church DamYazoo24Poor02/10/20233 yrs ago
Brown Lake DamLafayette24Poor03/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Raymond Lake DamHinds24Poor03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Anchor Lake DamPearl River24Poor03/15/20233 yrs agoRecreation1965
Cedar Hill Lake DamMadison24Unsatisfactory02/23/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Murray Creek Ws Str Y-13a-5 DamLafayette24Poor02/11/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1974
Piney Woods Lake DamRankin24Unsatisfactory02/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation1949
West Lake DamLamar24Poor03/16/20233 yrs agoRecreation1968
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-1 DamCalhoun23Poor02/11/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1994
Bentonia Watershed Structure 7 DamYazoo23Poor01/12/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Arrowhead Lake DamUnion22Unsatisfactory03/08/20233 yrs agoRecreation1947
Muddy Creek Ws Str 5 DamTippah22Poor05/10/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1968
Will Bond Incorporated Pond DamDeSoto22Unsatisfactory06/25/20215 yrs agoRecreation1960
Lakemont Lake DamLauderdale21Unsatisfactory04/11/20233 yrs agoRecreation1930
Bogue Ws Str Y-30-095 DamMontgomery21Unsatisfactory09/02/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1960
Chunky River Ws Str 47 DamNewton21Poor01/28/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1976
Maywood Subdivision - Shahkoka DamDeSoto21Unsatisfactory07/06/20224 yrs agoRecreation1948
Black Creek Cooling Water DamJackson20Poor03/16/20233 yrs agoOther
Southlakes Pond DamGrenada20Unsatisfactory03/27/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Burnt Corn Ws Str 3 DamMadison20Poor02/15/20233 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1963
Cypress Creek Ws Str Y-19a-08 DamYalobusha20Unsatisfactory06/11/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1961
Spring Ridge Place DamYazoo19Unsatisfactory02/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Collin Lake DamHinds19Unsatisfactory03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Mcgee Lake DamHinds19Unsatisfactory01/27/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Leroy George Lake DamWarren19Unsatisfactory04/18/20224 yrs agoRecreation
Lakewood Lake DamLauderdale19Unsatisfactory05/09/20233 yrs agoRecreation1959
Spring Lake DamHinds19Poor03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation1974
Walter Vinson Lake DamHinds19Unsatisfactory03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation1994
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-09 DamCalhoun19Unsatisfactory02/11/20224 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1962
Biard Lake DamHinds19Poor03/24/20233 yrs agoRecreation1987
J C Gladney Lake DamHinds19Poor03/21/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Maywood Subdivision - Woodland Lake DamDeSoto19Unsatisfactory06/25/20224 yrs agoRecreation1948
Shammack Creek Watershed Structure 2 DamKemper19Poor05/07/20206 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction1964
Winona Country Club Lake DamMontgomery18Unsatisfactory03/08/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Shook Lake DamLee16Unsatisfactory05/11/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Regency Estates Lake DamHinds16Unsatisfactory10/11/20223 yrs agoRecreation1996
Easthaven Lake DamRankin16Unsatisfactory05/15/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Hoy Lake DamHinds16Unsatisfactory02/13/20233 yrs agoRecreation1964
Hall Lake No. 1Lauderdale15Poor04/25/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Lake Druid DamLauderdale15Poor05/09/20233 yrs agoRecreation1958
Stillhouse Creek DamMadison15Poor05/08/20233 yrs agoRecreation
South Lake DamLowndes15Unsatisfactory12/21/20223 yrs agoRecreation1955
Turner Lake DamPrentiss14Unsatisfactory05/10/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Dennery Pond DamHinds14Poor01/27/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Kingsview Lake DamDeSoto14Poor03/07/20233 yrs agoRecreation1959
J B Lyon Pond DamDeSoto14Poor10/19/20223 yrs agoRecreation
Arrington Lake DamMadison12Unsatisfactory01/27/20233 yrs agoRecreation
Cypress Creek Y-19a-15Yalobusha10Unsatisfactory04/01/20215 yrs agoFlood Risk Reduction
Multip Manor Lake DamHinds9Unsatisfactory03/31/20233 yrs agoRecreation1961
Ms04504 Lake DamLee8Unsatisfactory05/11/20233 yrs agoRecreation

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