Dams in Lowndes County, Mississippi
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 Available | 82 | Navigation | 1980 |
| Ms06788 Lake Dam | Low | 38 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06793 Lake Dam | Low | 27 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05002 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Effluent Holding Pond #3 | Low | 25 | Other | 2016 | |
| Northeast Weyerhaeuser Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 2013 | |
| Triple A Ranch Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Irrigation | 2013 | |
| Ms04999 Lake Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| James Herrington Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 2004 |
| Fleming Lake Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | 1982 | |
| Ms06791 Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Effluent Holding Pond #4 | Low | 22 | Other | 2016 | |
| Ms04890 Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 21 | Recreation | |
| B L Sullivan Pond Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | ||
| Ben Vaughn Lake Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | 1996 | |
| Ms06789 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04887 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Schmidt Dam | Low | 20 | Irrigation | ||
| Weyerhaeuser North - West Lake | Low | 20 | Irrigation | ||
| Robertson Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | 2011 | |
| Haggard Place Irrigation Lake | Low | 19 | Irrigation | ||
| Ms05020 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Hardy Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Mclendon Farms Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Rawson Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | 1994 | |
| Ms07228 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04998 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04889 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05003 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Prairie Waters Number 2 Dam | Low | Fair | 16 | Recreation | 1997 |
| Ms04954 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04946 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04888 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Imes Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04883 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Pennington Lake Dam | Low | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms No Name 156 Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Jolly Lake | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1973 |
| Berford Electric Company Lake | Low | Not Rated | 15 | Recreation | 1979 |
| Charles Dahlke Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | 1986 | |
| Ms05013 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Sullivan Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05019 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04882 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04880 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04885 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04956 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04945 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Mast Farms Irrigation Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Irrigation | ||
| Ms05005 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05004 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05009 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Chism Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04947 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Cook Lake Ms00477 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms No Name 157 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms No Name 161 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms No Name 159 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Angus Farms Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Hardy Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Thomas Lake | Low | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Linton Pond Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Prairie Waters Number 1 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 1997 |
| J L Teel Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | 1985 | |
| T W Coan Pond Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Steel Dynamics Pond 1 Dam | Low | 11 | Water Supply | 2006 | |
| Ms05001 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04957 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05006 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04881 Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Ambrose Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Kahn Catfish Pond Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Steel Dynamics Pond 2 Dam | Low | 10 | Water Supply | 2006 | |
| Ms04948 Lake Dam | Low | 9 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05015 Lake Dam | Low | 9 | Recreation | ||
| Maxie Lake Dam | Low | 8 | Recreation | ||
| Ms No Name 171 Dam | Low | 8 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Lowndes State Park Lake Dam | Undetermined | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04961 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Ms06790 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Ms04952 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Pennington Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Sid Imes Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Thomas Lake Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05011 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 11 | Recreation |