150Total Dams
5High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Jones County, Mississippi
Jones County has 150 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 5 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 1 dam has a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Jones County is 42 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Fenton and Schrimpshire Lake Dam at 42 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hatten Dam | High | Fair | 40 | Recreation | 2015 |
| Lake Ivell Dam | High | Fair | 40 | Recreation | 2015 |
| Big Creek Watershed Structure 9 Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Big Creek Water Park Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Thunder Lake Dam | High | Fair | 18 | 2000 | |
| Gillespie Upper Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Lake Getaway Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Mchard Lake # 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | 2017 |
| Shoemake Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1977 |
| Lake Bogue Homa Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 23 | Recreation | |
| Elmore Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Joe Welch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Brock Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Marlow Shoemake | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Flowers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Rosie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 2016 |
| Donald Kitchens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Vickers Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Cmh Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Bush Dairy Company Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| John Christian Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Harim Jordan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| W I Kitchens Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Rolling Hills Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ike Farris Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Hilburn Poultry Farm Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Joe Nester Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Everett Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| John Christian Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| L D Emmons Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| C F Greene Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Taylor Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Geer Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Ottis Robertson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| J M Williams Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Doctor Bob Donald Catfish Ponds | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Other | 1966 |
| Austin and Thrash Catfish Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Charles Pickering Catfish Ponds | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | 1971 |
| Deavor Powell Pond | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Charles Pickering Catfish Ponds | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Other | 1965 |
| Charles Pickering Catfish Ponds | Low | Not assessed | 7 | Other | 1965 |
| Fenton and Schrimpshire Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 42 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Ms06526 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 34 | Recreation | |
| Ms06377 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Ms06527 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 33 | Recreation | |
| Ms06529 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ms06478 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ms06477 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06459 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06476 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06492 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06520 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06485 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Odoms Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Clarke Watkins Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| The Highlands Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 2006 |
| Francis Lowery Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 22 | Recreation | 1945 |
| Howard Parker Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms06491 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms06517 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms06373 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06470 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06381 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06493 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06447 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06456 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06531 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Merrill Pickering Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bill Deavors Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Pine Burr Ranch Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Paul Cheeks Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Campus Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | 1920 |
| Ms06371 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06515 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06479 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06475 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06511 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06513 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06457 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06525 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms06453 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06495 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms07198 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06519 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06498 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Halstead Walker Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Arnold Landrum Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06507 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06364 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06506 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06444 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06522 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Vickers Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms07197 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06484 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06480 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms07297 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06469 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06372 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06380 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Jones County Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Otto Wansley Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Bush Dairy Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Halstead Walker Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms06450 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms06486 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Craft Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Smiley Sewage Lagoon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Other | |
| Leggett Number 1 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Ms06518 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06474 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06505 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06445 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06481 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Morgan Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| James Hillburn Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Vickers Lake Number 3 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06369 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms06500 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms06448 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Martin Raegan Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms07195 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06375 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06473 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06376 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06509 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06503 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Graftons Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Hood Lumber Company Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ellisville State School Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Masonite Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms06442 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06499 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06504 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06502 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06523 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06489 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Laurel Lagoon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 10 | Other | |
| Ms06508 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06446 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06370 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06443 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06472 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06483 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ellisville Lagoon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 9 | Other | |
| Ms06494 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Massey Sewage Lagoon Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Charles Pickering Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Ms06565 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation | |
| Williams Catfish Ponds Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 7 | Recreation |