Dams in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

49Total Dams

11High Hazard

1Significant

Dam Safety in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Tallahatchie County has 49 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 11 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 1 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 8 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Tallahatchie County is 53 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Kelly Greenwood Lake Dam at 60 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Kelly Greenwood Lake Dam	High	Poor	60	Recreation	2010
Buntyn Creek Ws Str Y-16a-1 Dam	High	Fair	42	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Buntyn Creek Watershed Structure Y-16a-4 Dam	High	Unsatisfactory	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-02 Dam	High	Poor	39	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Ws Str Y-17c-6b Dam	High	Poor	38	Flood Risk Reduction	1986
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-01 Dam	High	Poor	36	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Hubbard Murphee Y-17a-74	High	Satisfactory	35	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Hubbard Murphee Structure Y-17a-73 Dam	High	Fair	32	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Tillatoba Creek Wss Y-17b-1 Dam	High	Poor	31	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Buntyn Creek Ws Str Y-16a-2 Dam	High	Poor	31	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Hubbard Murphee Structure Y-17a-72 Dam	High	Poor	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Ascalmore Ws Str Y-17a-71 Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-5 Dam	Low		44	Flood Risk Reduction	1986
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-2b Dam	Low		43	Flood Risk Reduction	1993
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-11 Dam	Low	Satisfactory	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-9 Dam	Low		37	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-76 Dam	Low	Fair	35	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Ws Str Y-17c-1 Dam	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-12 Dam	Low		35	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-2 Dam	Low		34	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
Ms05176 Lake Dam	Low		31	Recreation
Buntyn Creek Ws Str Y-16a-6 Dam	Low		31	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-05 Dam	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-3 Dam	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-18 Dam	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-20 Dam	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Ascalmore Dd Structure Y-17a-db1 Dam	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1989
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-75 Dam	Low		29	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Ms05221 Lake Dam	Low		28	Recreation
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-09 Dam	Low	Fair	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-07 Dam	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-08 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-06 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-04 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-14 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-03 Dam	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Lake Tallaha Dam	Low		24	Recreation
Ascalmore Structure Yo-30-15 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-13 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Ms05177 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-21 Dam	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction	1988
Ms05220 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
House Lake Ms00888 Dam	Low		16	Recreation
James Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-17 Dam	Low	Satisfactory	15	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Burns Lake Dam	Low		8	Recreation
Actman Catfish Pond Dam	Low		8	Recreation
Blue Channel Catfish Inc Lake	Low	Not Rated	8	Other	1967
Blue Channel Catfish Inc Lake	Low	Not Rated	8	Other	1967

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