Dams in Lamar County, Mississippi

100Total Dams
10High Hazard
0Significant

Dam Safety in Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County has 100 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 10 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Lamar County is 42 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Big Bay Lake Dam at 60 ft.

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DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Big Bay Lake DamHighSatisfactory60Recreation2010
Canebrake Lake DamHighFair35Recreation1985
Lakeshore Lake DamHighFair27Recreation1947
Bridgefield Estates Lake DamHighFair25Recreation1997
Lake Serene Southeast DamHighSatisfactory24Recreation1969
West Lake DamHighPoor24Recreation1968
Lake Serene North DamHighFair21Recreation1968
West Lake Manor First Addition DamHighFair19Recreation2003
Little Black Creek Water Park DamHighFair18Recreation1971
W J Morris Pond DamHighFair15Recreation
Lake Heritage DamLowSatisfactory51Recreation2007
David Cox Lake DamLow37Recreation
Sportsman Club Lake Number 3 DamLow35Recreation
Hudson Lake DamLow32Recreation
Lake Serene South DamLowPoor31Recreation1968
Ms05045 Lake DamLow30Recreation
Ms05385 Lake DamLowFair27Recreation
Refuge Lake DamLowPoor26Recreation
J M Burge Road DamLow26Recreation1999
Ms05040 Lake DamLow25Recreation
Sullivan Pond DamLow25Recreation2007
Lake Serene East DamLow25Recreation1960
Lake Serene DamLow24Recreation
Ms05264 Lake DamLow24Recreation
A G Mcinturff Lake DamLow24Recreation
Beaver Lake DamLowUnsatisfactory24Recreation1968
Woodville Trace Lake DamLowUnsatisfactory23Recreation
Murdy Pond DamLow22Recreation
Bennett York Lake Number 2 DamLowFair22Recreation
Fox Lake DamLowSatisfactory22Recreation1966
Ms05405 Lake DamLow21Recreation
Ms04224 Lake DamLow21Recreation
Ms05403 Lake DamLow20Recreation
Sportsman Club Lake DamLow20Recreation
Ms04225 Lake DamLow19Recreation
Ms05252 Lake DamLow19Recreation
Sumrall Sportsmen DamLow19Recreation
Ms05511 Lake DamLow19Recreation
Ms05245 Lake DamLow19Recreation
Ms05247 Lake DamLow19Recreation
Ms05404 Lake DamLow18Recreation
Ms05037 Lake DamLow18Recreation
J D Broome Pond DamLow18Recreation
Ms05253 Lake DamLow17Recreation
Ms05399 Lake DamLow17Recreation
Ms05398 Lake DamLow17Recreation
Ms04214 Lake DamLow17Recreation
Ms04220 Lake DamLow17Recreation
Hoyle D Byrd Lake DamLow17Recreation
Wright DamLow17Recreation
Henry Hudson DamLow17Recreation1999
Ms05241 Lake DamLow16Recreation
Ms05059 Lake DamLow16Recreation
Ms05381 Lake DamLow16Recreation
Ms04216 Lake DamLow16Recreation
Ms05038 Lake DamLow16Recreation
Bass Pecan Plant Pond Number 4 DamLow16Recreation
South Mississippi Electric Power Association DamLowSatisfactory16Recreation1974
Ronnie Kent DamLow15Recreation
Ms05044 Lake DamLow15Recreation
Bass Pecan Plant Pond Number 2 DamLow15Recreation
Hudson Farm Lake DamLow15Recreation
Ms04215 Lake DamLow14Recreation
Ms05400 Lake DamLow14Recreation
Ms04212 Lake DamLow14Recreation
Ms05401 Lake DamLow14Recreation
Mrs Florine Ulmer Pond DamLow14Recreation
Ms05043 Lake DamLow13Recreation
Ms04218 Lake DamLow13Recreation
John W Atwood Lake DamLow13Recreation
Sportsman Club Lake Number 2 DamLow13Recreation
Brett Favre Lake DamLow13Recreation
Komp Lake DamLow12Recreation
Ms05242 Lake DamLow12Recreation
Charles Roseberry Pond DamLow12Recreation
Charlie Johnson Pond DamLow12Recreation
Bass Pecan Plant Pond Number 3 DamLow12Recreation
Ms05393 Lake DamLow11Recreation
Ms05394 Lake DamLow11Recreation
Ms05254 Lake DamLow11Recreation
Ms05255 Lake DamLow10Recreation
Ms05265 Lake DamLow10Recreation
Buster Crider Pond DamLow10Recreation
Ms05042 Lake DamLow10Recreation
Safari Lake #2 DamUndetermined46Recreation
Joe Winstead Lake DamUndetermined25Recreation
Ms05383 Lake DamUndetermined22Recreation
Ms05510 Lake DamUndetermined22Recreation
J D Broome Pond Number 2 DamUndetermined22Recreation
Ms05513 Lake DamUndetermined20Recreation
Bass Pecan Plant Pond Number 6 DamUndetermined20Recreation
Ms05240 Lake DamUndeterminedSatisfactory19Recreation
Bass Pecan Plant Pond DamUndetermined18Recreation
Ms04211 Lake DamUndetermined17Recreation
Hudson DamUndetermined16Recreation2000
C R Fortenberrry Pond DamUndetermined16Recreation
Ms05039 Lake DamUndetermined15Recreation
Dr Richard Clark Pond DamUndetermined15Recreation
Canebrake Golf Course Hole Number 12 DamUndetermined14Recreation1997
Irby Alexander Pond DamUndetermined13Recreation

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