Dams in Rankin County, Mississippi
152Total Dams
22High Hazard
3Significant
Dam Safety in Rankin County, Mississippi
Rankin County has 152 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 22 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 3 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 10 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Rankin County is 44 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam at 65 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam | High | Fair | 65 | Water Supply | 1962 |
| Acacia Woods Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Lake Martha Dam | High | Fair | 35 | Recreation | 2006 |
| Etheridge Dam | High | Satisfactory | 29 | Recreation | 1978 |
| Lake Ruby Dam | High | Fair | 29 | Recreation | 2008 |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 1 Dam | High | Fair | 28 | Recreation | 1960 |
| Richland Creek Ws Str 2a Dam | High | Satisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1986 |
| Richland Creek Ws Str 3 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1983 |
| Mcgowan Lake | High | Satisfactory | 26 | Recreation | 1980 |
| North Brandon Shores Dam | High | Satisfactory | 25 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Piney Woods Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 24 | Recreation | 1949 |
| Spring Lake Dam | High | Fair | 23 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Hoover Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 21 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Plantation Shores Lake Dam | High | Fair | 21 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Cornerstone Lake A Dam | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 2006 |
| North Brandon Ridge Lake | High | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | 2002 |
| Easthaven Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 16 | Recreation | |
| Oak Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 16 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Shumaker Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Cleary Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | 1950 |
| Usry Lake Dam | High | Fair | 14 | Recreation | |
| Lineage Lake Dam | High | Satisfactory | 12 | Recreation | 2004 |
| Crawley Lake Dam | Significant | Unsatisfactory | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms05548 Lake Dam | Significant | Fair | 18 | Recreation | |
| Loflin Lake Dam | Significant | Not Rated | 12 | Recreation | |
| Rhoden Lake Dam | Low | 41 | Recreation | 2001 | |
| Rees Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | 40 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05272 Lake Dam | Low | 36 | Recreation | ||
| Mccarty Holman Dam | Low | 36 | Recreation | 1986 | |
| Pelahatchie Lake Dam | Low | 30 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05933 Lake Dam | Low | 29 | Recreation | ||
| Jacobson Lake Dam | Low | 29 | Recreation | 2001 | |
| Richland Creek Structure 5 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Ms05550 Lake Dam | Low | 28 | Recreation | ||
| Renno Sportsman Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms05531 Lake Dam | Low | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05444 Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Raymond Brothers Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Corr Williams Lake Dam | Low | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Buchanan Lake Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | 2000 | |
| Boyd Lake Dam | Low | 24 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05315 Lake Dam | Low | 23 | Recreation | ||
| Massey Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ridgway Management Lake Dam | Low | 22 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05303 Lake Dam | Low | 21 | Recreation | ||
| Corley Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Rees Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Fridge Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05298 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Bishops Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05552 Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Diamond D Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Cortney Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ridgeway Man Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Smith Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Robin Hood Lake Number 3 Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Davis Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Swim Lake Dam | Low | 20 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05268 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05566 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05932 Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Mcgehee Lake Dam | Low | 19 | Recreation | 1999 | |
| Ms05565 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05270 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05428 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05275 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05274 Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05425 Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Cox Lake Ms01293 Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Lackey Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | 1992 | |
| Mcrainey Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Patterson Lake Dam | Low | 18 | Recreation | 1944 | |
| Buckingham Lake B Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Ms05454 Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05224 Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05318 Lake Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05523 Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 4 Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Three Prong Dam | Low | 17 | Recreation | 2005 | |
| Ms05430 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05297 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05424 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05674 Lake Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Johnson Lake Ms01262 Dam | Low | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05317 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05426 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05676 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Crawford Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05445 Lake Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05409 Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Number 4 Dam | Low | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Ms05659 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Little Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05677 Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Whitfield Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Mikell Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Ms05644 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05296 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05568 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05273 Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Whitfield Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Recreation | |
| Countryside Lake Dam | Low | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Cannon Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | |
| Compere Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05774 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05287 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05661 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05524 Lake Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Morrow Lake Number 3 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Confederate Heights Golf Number 2 Dam | Low | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05312 Lake Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05675 Lake Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Crossgates Lake Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Whitney Lake Dam | Low | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Wahi Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Morrow Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Louise Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | ||
| Edd Rogers Lake Dam | Low | 10 | Recreation | 1999 | |
| Ms05429 Lake Dam | Low | 9 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05427 Lake Dam | Low | 8 | Recreation | ||
| Robin Hood Lake Number 5 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Robert David Morrow Pond Dam | Undetermined | 39 | Recreation | ||
| Glen Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Ms05678 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05301 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 26 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05288 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 26 | Recreation | ||
| James Flanigan Lake Dam | Undetermined | 25 | Recreation | ||
| Lake Lille Dam | Undetermined | 24 | Recreation | 1998 | |
| Ms05567 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 19 | Recreation | ||
| Falling Water Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Boteler Lake Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Morrow Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | 18 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05302 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05313 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Bridlewood East Lake Dam | Undetermined | 17 | Recreation | ||
| Taylor Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05295 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05271 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 16 | Recreation | ||
| Garner Lake | Undetermined | 15 | Recreation | ||
| Robin Hood Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05646 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 14 | Recreation | ||
| Mcrainey Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Kennedy Lake Dam | Undetermined | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05267 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 13 | Recreation | ||
| Camp Pioneer Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05647 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 12 | Recreation | ||
| Smith Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Ms05443 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 11 | Recreation | ||
| Ms05314 Lake Dam | Undetermined | 11 | Recreation |