Dams in Lafayette County, Mississippi
131Total Dams
11High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County has 131 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 11 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 13 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lafayette County is 47 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Leake Lake #2 Dam at 57 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Poor | 50 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Murray Creek Ws Str Y-13a-1 Dam | High | Poor | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Otoucalofa Creek Structure Y-15b-8 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1996 |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-01 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 |
| East And West Goose Str R-9-2 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| East And West Goose Str R-9-1 Dam | High | Poor | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Greasy Creek Ws Str Lt-1a-11 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Brown Lake Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Recreation | |
| Murray Creek Ws Str Y-13a-5 Dam | High | Poor | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Lake Tara Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1985 |
| Royal Oaks Dam | High | Satisfactory | 20 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-07 Dam | Significant | Poor | 32 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Leake Lake #1 Dam | Low | 49 | Recreation | ||
| Puskus Lake Dam (lt 14-a1) | Low | Not Rated | 44 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Woodson Ridge Dam | Low | 42 | Recreation | 2008 | |
| Crown Pointe Dam | Low | Fair | 37 | Recreation | 2004 |
| Horseshoe Lake Dam | Low | 34 | Recreation | 1999 | |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-16 Dam | Low | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 | |
| Upper Yocona Ws Str Y-14-17 Dam | Low | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 | |
| Upper Yocona Ws Str Y-14-15 Dam | Low | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 | |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-03 Dam | Low | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 | |
| Bagley Creek Watershed Structure Lt-15-1 Dam | Low | 32 | Recreation | 1958 | |
| Greasy Creek Ws Str Lt-1a-04 Dam | Low | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Ms04363 Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05946 Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Timber Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-02 Dam | Low | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 | |
| Murray Creek Watershed Structure Y-13a-4 Dam | Low | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 | |
| Stone Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | 2009 | |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-05 Dam | Low | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 | |
| Ms05800 Lake Dam | Low | 29 | Recreation | ||
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-12 Dam | Low | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 | |
| Ms05795 Lake Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06104 Lake Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | ||
| Trammel Lake Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | 2000 | |
| Greasy Watershed Structure Lt-1a-03 Dam | Low | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Cypress Lake Dam (lt 14a-3) | Low | Not Rated | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-04 Dam | Low | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1965 | |
| Murray Creek Watershed Structure Y-13a-2 Dam | Low | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 | |
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-11 Dam | Low | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 | |
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-04 Dam | Low | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 | |
| Ms06081 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05962 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05799 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Tuscan Hills Dam #1 | Low | 26 | Recreation | 2009 | |
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-06 Dam | Low | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 | |
| Greasy Watershed Structure Lt-1a-10 Dam | Low | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Wellsgate Lake Number 1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Lake Marcella Dam | Low | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 | |
| Ms04374 Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05963 Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06114 Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Renfroe Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | 2009 | |
| Greasy Watershed Structure Lt-1a-13 Dam | Low | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 | |
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-14 Dam | Low | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 | |
| Coon Creek Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| North Cypress Lake | Low | 25 | Recreation | 1964 | |
| Moore Pond Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Waldrop Lake Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Briscoe Pond Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Parcher Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | 1998 | |
| Tatum Pond Number 2 Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Paine Pond | Low | Not Rated | 24 | Recreation | 1957 |
| Tatum Pond Number 3 Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Upper Yocona Watershed Structure Y-14-18 Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | |
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-06 Dam | Low | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 | |
| Ms06079 Lake Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | ||
| Donna Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | 2004 | |
| Camp Hopewell Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | 1999 | |
| Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Lt-14a-10 Dam | Low | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 | |
| Ms04372 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05939 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Waller Pond Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04383 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05944 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Jack Mccormick Pond Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Harwell Pond Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| James E. Davis Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | 2006 | |
| Rock Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | 2003 | |
| Tuscan Hills #2 Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | 2009 | |
| Lancaster Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms05798 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Lafayette Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04373 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Young Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | 1995 | |
| Ms05960 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Fuller Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | 1994 | |
| Ms06123 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06088 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Dunlap Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Talbert Pond Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05961 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Johnson Pondms01223 Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Stuart Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Gunter Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Reagan Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | |
| Brown Lake | Low | Not Rated | 18 | Recreation | 1958 |
| Ms06098 Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Stephens Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06080 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05971 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05953 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Graham Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04365 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05943 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05797 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05807 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06091 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04354 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05794 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Linder Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04346 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Leake Lake #2 Dam | Undetermined | 57 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06087 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 32 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06102 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 23 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05975 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Galloway Pond Dam | Undetermined | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06124 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 21 | Recreation | ||
| Warren Dam | Undetermined | 20 | Recreation | 1997 | |
| Ms06086 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05976 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Tatum Pond Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Powell Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06101 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05942 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Wellsgate Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Alderson Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | 1993 | |
| Ms04381 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05952 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04382 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06097 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 8 | Recreation |