Tallest Dams in Mississippi

Mississippi has 6089 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Jamie L. Whitten Lock And Dam at 120 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Jamie L. Whitten Lock And Dam	Tishomingo	120	Earth	Navigation	High	1983
2	Sardis Dam	Panola	117	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1940
3	Enid Dam	Yalobusha	110	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1952
4	Grenada Dam	Grenada	103	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1954
5	Okhissa	Franklin	100	Earth	Recreation	High	2005
6	Arkabutla Dam	DeSoto	92	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1943
7	John C. Stennis Lock And Dam	Lowndes	82	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1980
8	Okatibbee Dam	Lauderdale	72	Gravity	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1968
9	Natchez State Park Dam	Adams	70	Earth	Recreation	High	1984
10	Ms07095 Lake Dam	Holmes	68	Earth	Recreation	Low
11	Aberdeen Lock And Dam	Monroe	66	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1984
12	Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam	Rankin	65	Earth	Water Supply	High	1962
13	Ms06258 Lake Dam	Adams	64	Earth	Recreation	Low
14	Flood Water Retarding Structure Site 38	Holmes	63	Earth	Other	Significant	2004
15	Lake Lamar Bruce Dam	Lee	63	Earth	Recreation	High
16	Lake Calling Panther Dam	Copiah	61	Earth	Recreation	High	2004
17	Glen Miller Lake Dam	Carroll	60	Earth	Tailings	Low	2006
18	Ma-3 Water Management	Choctaw	60			Low	2021
19	Lake Elizabeth Dam	DeSoto	60	Earth	Recreation	Undetermined	2005
20	Big Bay Lake Dam	Lamar	60	Earth	Recreation	High	2010
21	Bonita Number 2 Dam	Lauderdale	60	Earth	Water Supply	High	1992
22	Kelly Greenwood Lake Dam	Tallahatchie	60	Earth	Recreation	High	2010
23	Fulton Lock And Dam - Ring Dike	Itawamba	58	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1983
24	Calongne Lake Dam	Wilkinson	58	Earth	Recreation	Low	2009
25	Leake Lake #2 Dam	Lafayette	57	Earth	Recreation	Undetermined
26	Lake Pushmataha	Neshoba	56	Earth	Recreation	High	2002
27	Lake Mailande	Lauderdale	55	Earth	Recreation	High	1994
28	Chestnut Hill Lake Dam	Madison	55	Earth	Recreation	High	2007
29	Glover Wilkins Lock And Dam	Monroe	55	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1983
30	Long Lake Dam	Union	55	Earth	Recreation	Low	1971
31	Ms07080 Lake Dam	Carroll	54	Earth	Recreation	Low
32	Flood Water Retarding Structure Site 35	Holmes	54		Other	Significant	2010
33	G.v. "sonny" Montgomery Lock And Dam	Itawamba	54	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1984
34	Second Creek Ws Str No. 6a Dam	Adams	53	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1962
35	Flood Water Retarding Structure Site 52	Holmes	53	Earth	Other	Significant	1998
36	Ms06706 Lake Dam	Smith	53	Earth	Recreation	Undetermined
37	Second Creek Ws Str No. 6b Dam	Adams	52	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1960
38	Second Creek Ws Str No. 7 Dam	Adams	52	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
39	Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam	Carroll	52	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1966
40	Lake Katherine Dam	Holmes	52	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1997
41	Kemper County Lake Dam	Kemper	52	Earth	Recreation	High	1981
42	Schamberville Number 2 Dam	Lauderdale	52	Earth	Recreation	High	1997
43	Flint Creek Reservoir Dam	Stone	52	Earth	Recreation	High	1965
44	Trailwood West Lake Dam	Forrest	51	Earth	Recreation	Low	2006
45	Lake Heritage Dam	Lamar	51	Earth	Recreation	Low	2007
46	Lake Linda Dam	Claiborne	50	Earth	Recreation	Low
47	Flood Water Retarding Structure Site 30	Holmes	50	Earth	Other	Significant	2001
48	Nita Lake Dam	Itawamba	50	Earth	Recreation	Undetermined	1956
49	Scenic Hills Club Lake Dam	Itawamba	50	Earth	Recreation	Low	1969
50	Spring Lake Dam	Lafayette	50	Earth	Recreation	High	2002

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