87Total Dams
2High Hazard
1Significant
Dam Safety in Lowndes County, Mississippi
Lowndes County has 87 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 2 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 4 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Lowndes County is 34 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is John C. Stennis Lock and Dam at 82 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Lake Number 4 Dam | High | Fair | 20 | Recreation | 1949 |
| South Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1955 |
| John C. Stennis Lock and Dam | Significant | Not assessed | 82 | Navigation | 1980 |
| Ms06788 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 38 | Recreation | |
| Ms06793 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms05002 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Effluent Holding Pond #3 | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Other | 2016 |
| Northeast Weyerhaeuser Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 2013 |
| Triple a Ranch Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Irrigation | 2013 |
| Ms04999 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| James Herrington Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 2004 |
| Fleming Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | 1982 |
| Ms06791 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Effluent Holding Pond #4 | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Other | 2016 |
| Ms04890 Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | |
| B L Sullivan Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ben Vaughn Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | 1996 |
| Ms06789 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms04887 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Schmidt Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Weyerhaeuser North - West Lake | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Irrigation | |
| Robertson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 2011 |
| Haggard Place Irrigation Lake | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Irrigation | |
| Ms05020 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Hardy Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Mclendon Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Rawson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 1994 |
| Ms07228 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms04998 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms04889 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05003 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Prairie Waters Number 2 Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Ms04954 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04946 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04888 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Imes Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms04883 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Pennington Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 156 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Jolly Lake | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Berford Electric Company Lake | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Charles Dahlke Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Ms05013 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Sullivan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms05019 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04882 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04880 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04885 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04956 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms04945 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mast Farms Irrigation Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Irrigation | |
| Ms05005 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05004 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05009 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Chism Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms04947 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Cook Lake Ms00477 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 157 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 161 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 159 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Angus Farms Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Hardy Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Thomas Lake | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Linton Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Prairie Waters Number 1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1997 |
| J L Teel Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | 1985 |
| T W Coan Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Steel Dynamics Pond 1 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Water Supply | 2006 |
| Ms05001 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Ms04957 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Ms05006 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Ms04881 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Ambrose Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Kahn Catfish Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Steel Dynamics Pond 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Water Supply | 2006 |
| Ms04948 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms05015 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Maxie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 171 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Lake Lowndes State Park Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ms04961 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ms06790 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms04952 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Pennington Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Sid Imes Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Thomas Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05011 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation |