125Total Dams
17High Hazard
0Significant
Dam Safety in Lee County, Mississippi
Lee County has 125 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 17 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Currently, 8 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lee County is 41 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Lake Lamar Bruce Dam at 63 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Lamar Bruce Dam | High | Satisfactory | 63 | Recreation | |
| Town Creek Dam Number 8 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 46 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2005 |
| Lake Elvis Presley | High | Fair | 43 | Recreation | 1975 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 15b Dam | High | Fair | 39 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 16 Dam | High | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1972 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 39 Dam | High | Poor | 34 | Flood Risk Reduction | 2003 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 24 Dam | High | Poor | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1970 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 59 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1960 |
| Town Creek Watershed Structure 48 Dam | High | Satisfactory | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1994 |
| Town Creek Watershed Dam #9 | High | Fair | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1973 |
| Lake Piomingo Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1967 |
| Town Creek Ws Str 46a Dam | High | Fair | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Fair | 22 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Hodges Lake Dam | High | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 2021 |
| Shook Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ricky Inmon Lake Dam | High | Fair | 15 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Ms04504 Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 8 | Recreation | |
| Tombigbee State Park Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Town Creek Watershed Structure 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1998 |
| Town Creek Watershed Structure 22 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Ms07017 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Five Counties Sportsman Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Town Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1997 |
| Town Creek Watershed Structure 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1995 |
| Ms07024 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms05965 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms06135 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Cash Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | 2010 |
| Ms07025 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ms07023 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake Wilhelmina Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Natchez Trace Villa Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Herman Hussey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Burgess Lake Ms02535 Dam | Low | Poor | 25 | Recreation | |
| Kennedy Lake | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Ms07019 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ms07018 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms06134 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| John Young Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms06132 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms06125 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms06126 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05980 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms07021 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms07264 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms04388 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms07014 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms05969 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06136 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms04494 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms04496 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| B C Coggins Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Albert Etheridge Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Woodman of the World Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| J M Savory Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Hussey Irrigation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Ms06996 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms07020 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms04387 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms04500 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06115 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Lee County Sportsman Club Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Lee County Sportsman Club Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06997 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms07016 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms04493 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06129 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Fred Pettigrew Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| E L Welford Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| John Davis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Ms04495 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms04378 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms04509 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Northeast Branch Experiment Station Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | 1988 |
| Ms04501 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04385 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04491 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05979 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05964 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05970 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Roy Guyton Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Lonnie Gilltyne Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Rick Luther Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Saltillo Fishing Club Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Upper American Legion Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Saltillo Fishing Club Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| J. W. Vinson Lake | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Saltillo Fishing Club Lake Number 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Saltillo Fishing Club Lake Number 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05967 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04398 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms06117 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms05811 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms06119 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms07015 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms04490 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05966 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Guy Jones Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| George Sims Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Doster Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1991 |
| George Graves Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Ms04489 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms06130 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Ms04488 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms06128 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Gibens Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Ms05978 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05981 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Sequoyah Lake Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Little Turkey Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Charles Bailey Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms06133 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Lakewood Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04386 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Everett Swan Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Barley Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Roy Bogan Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| W D Webb Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms06116 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Tupelo Campus Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms05810 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05977 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Fred Anderson Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms04391 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation |