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 assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Rhoden Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 41 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Rees Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 40 | Recreation | |
| Ms05272 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | |
| Mccarty Holman Dam | Low | Not assessed | 36 | Recreation | 1986 |
| Pelahatchie Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Ms05933 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Jacobson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Richland Creek Structure 5 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1985 |
| Ms05550 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Recreation | |
| Renno Sportsman Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 27 | Recreation | |
| Ms05531 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms05444 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Raymond Brothers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Corr Williams Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Buchanan Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 2000 |
| Boyd Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Ms05315 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Massey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ridgway Management Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05303 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Corley Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Rees Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Fridge Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms05298 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Bishops Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms05552 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Diamond D Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Cortney Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ridgeway Man Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Poor | 20 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Davis Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Swim Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms05268 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms05566 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Ms05932 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Mcgehee Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Ms05565 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05270 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05428 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05275 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05274 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05425 Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 18 | Recreation | |
| Cox Lake Ms01293 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Lackey Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1992 |
| Mcrainey Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Patterson Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | 1944 |
| Buckingham Lake B Dam | Low | Poor | 18 | Recreation | 2001 |
| Ms05454 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05224 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05318 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05523 Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 17 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 4 Dam | Low | Poor | 17 | Recreation | 1964 |
| Three Prong Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | 2005 |
| Ms05430 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05297 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05424 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05674 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Johnson Lake Ms01262 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05317 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05426 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05676 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Crawford Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05445 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05409 Lake Dam | Low | Fair | 15 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Number 4 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Patrick Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 15 | Recreation | 1955 |
| Ms05659 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Little Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms05677 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Whitfield Lake Number 2 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mikell Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1953 |
| Ms05644 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05296 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05568 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05273 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Whitfield Lake Dam | Low | Poor | 13 | Recreation | |
| Countryside Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Cannon Lake Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 13 | Recreation | |
| Compere Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05774 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05287 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05661 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05524 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Number 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Confederate Heights Golf Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ms05312 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms05675 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Crossgates Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Whitney Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Wahi Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Lake Morrow Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Lake Louise Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | |
| Edd Rogers Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Recreation | 1999 |
| Ms05429 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 9 | Recreation | |
| Ms05427 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 8 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 5 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 40 | Recreation | 1965 |
| Robert David Morrow Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Glen Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 31 | Recreation | 1984 |
| Ms05678 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms05301 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Ms05288 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| James Flanigan Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Lake Lille Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | 1998 |
| Ms05567 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 19 | Recreation | |
| Falling Water Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 19 | Recreation | 1987 |
| Boteler Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Morrow Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05302 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05313 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Bridlewood East Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Taylor Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05295 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05271 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Garner Lake | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Robin Hood Lake Number 2 Dam | Undetermined | Unsatisfactory | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05646 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Mcrainey Lake Dam | Undetermined | Satisfactory | 14 | Recreation | 1961 |
| Kennedy Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05267 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Camp Pioneer Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05647 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Smith Lake Dam | Undetermined | Fair | 12 | Recreation | 2003 |
| Ms05443 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation | |
| Ms05314 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 11 | Recreation |