87Total Dams
7High Hazard
2Significant
Dam Safety in Tippah County, Mississippi
Tippah County has 87 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 7 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.
The average dam in Tippah County is 57 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Muddy Creek Ws Str 1 Dam at 41 ft.
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| Dam | Hazard | Condition | Height (ft) | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 14 Dam | High | Poor | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 2 Dam | High | Poor | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 4 Dam | High | Poor | 30 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 24a Dam | High | Poor | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Hurt Lake Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 27 | Recreation | |
| Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-17 Dam | High | Unsatisfactory | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 5 Dam | High | Poor | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 1 Dam | Significant | Poor | 41 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1971 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 12 Dam | Significant | Poor | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Ms06848 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 39 | Recreation | |
| Ms06871 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 37 | Recreation | |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 35 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-02 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 33 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1959 |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 25 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 28 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 29 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 31 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Lake Edwards Dam | Low | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Ms05577 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Little Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-7-17 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1974 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-06 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 26 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Hell Creek Watershed Structure Lt-9b-6 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 9 Dam | Low | Satisfactory | 29 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-04 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-02 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 28 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 38 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Hell Creek Watershed Structure Lt-9b-3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 27 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 10b Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-14 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 31 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 26 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Ms05463 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| J H Billings Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Dumas Lake | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 09 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 37 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1964 |
| Porters Creek Watershed Structure 11 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| West Hatchie Watershed Structure 36 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1966 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 3 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1968 |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 23 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 25 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Martin Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Recreation | |
| Porters Creek Watershed Structure 10 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1963 |
| Hell Creek Watershed Structure Lt-9b-5 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1969 |
| North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-01 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 24 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1962 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structurte Lt-10-01 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 23 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Ms06844 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms07269 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05464 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 13 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1961 |
| Muddy Creek Ws Str 10a Dam | Low | Not assessed | 22 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1975 |
| Ms07265 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms06845 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Ms05459 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Recreation | |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-05 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 21 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1958 |
| Ms06860 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Ms06865 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Recreation | |
| Profile Products Number 2 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Tailings | 2005 |
| Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-07 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 20 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1967 |
| Ms06855 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 30 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 18 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1976 |
| Ms05591 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05467 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms05585 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Ms06862 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Ms05460 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Recreation | |
| Muddy Creek Watershed Structure 36 Dam | Low | Not assessed | 16 | Flood Risk Reduction | 1978 |
| Ms05462 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| J a Booker Sr Pond Dam | Low | Not assessed | 14 | Recreation | |
| Ms05466 Lake Dam | Low | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Pickens Creek Dam | Low | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| Ripley Sewage Lagoon Dam | Low | Not assessed | 10 | Other | |
| Ms06850 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 32 | Recreation | |
| Ms06852 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Ms06847 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 30 | Recreation | |
| Ms06851 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 29 | Recreation | |
| Ms06859 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 26 | Recreation | |
| Lake Mohawk Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | 1990 |
| D Carmichael Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 25 | Recreation | |
| Ms06869 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 23 | Recreation | |
| Ms05587 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 22 | Recreation | |
| Ms05583 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 18 | Recreation | |
| Ms05461 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 17 | Recreation | |
| Cornelius Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 15 | Recreation | |
| Ms05465 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 13 | Recreation | |
| Ms05586 Lake Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation | |
| B D Cox Pond Dam | Undetermined | Not assessed | 12 | Recreation |