Dams in Yalobusha County, Mississippi

72Total Dams

8High Hazard

2Significant

Dam Safety in Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Yalobusha County has 72 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 2 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Yalobusha County is 53 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Enid Dam at 110 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Enid Dam	High	Not Available	110	Flood Risk Reduction	1952
Ellis Lake Dam	High	Satisfactory	38	Recreation
Otoucalofa Creek Str Y-15-24 Dam	High	Satisfactory	37	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Otoucalofa Creek Ws Str Y-15- 23 Dam	High	Satisfactory	33	Flood Risk Reduction	1989
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-04 Dam	High	Fair	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-3 Dam	High	Poor	27	Flood Risk Reduction	1978
Cypress Creek Ws Str Y-19a-08 Dam	High	Unsatisfactory	20	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Cypress Creek Y-19a-15	High	Unsatisfactory	10	Flood Risk Reduction
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-06 Dam	Significant	Fair	23	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-63 Dam	Significant	Poor	18	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
W B Donovan Lake Dam	Low		35	Recreation
Tillatoba Lake Dam (yo 29-10 )	Low	Not Rated	33	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Larry Dyer Pond Dam	Low		30	Recreation
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-72 Dam	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Chestnut Lake Dam (tillatoba Creek Structure Y-17b-11 )	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1978
Ms04497 Lake Dam	Low		26	Recreation
Otoucalofa Creek Ws Str Y-15-12 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-3 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-39 Dam	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Williams Dam	Low		24	Recreation
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-05 Dam	Low	Satisfactory	24	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Embry Dam	Low	Satisfactory	23	Recreation	2004
Turkey Creek Watershed Strucuture Y-20-66 Dam	Low		23	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Ms05212 Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Ms04505 Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-02 Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	22	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-07 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-2 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-20-73 Dam	Low		21	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ms05211 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05214 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04506 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Don Sides Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation	1982
Colman Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms05209 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-09 Dam	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-10 Dam	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Cypress Creek Dam Y-19a-14	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	2012
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-13 Dam	Low		18	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Ms05196 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Brooks Dam	Low		17	Recreation	2000
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-01 Dam	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-05 Dam	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Turkey Creek Watershed Structure Y-26-11 Dam	Low		17	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Ms05210 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms05215 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms05216 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms05197 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms05201 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05200 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05218 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms05194 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Tom Bell Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-06 Dam	Low		15	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Ms05199 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-09 Dam	Low		14	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Ms04507 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Phillips Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-1 Dam	Low		13	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Ms05213 Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Ms05219 Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-07 Dam	Low		12	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Cypress Creek Watershed Structure Y-19a-03 Dam	Low		12	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ms05195 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Ms05217 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Ms05185 Lake Dam	Low		9	Recreation
B Morris Catfish Pond Dam	Low		8	Recreation
Tillatoba Creek Ws Str Y-17b-08 Dam	Low		8	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Cedar Hill Dam	Undetermined		19	Recreation
Walker Lake Dam	Undetermined		15	Recreation
Ms05203 Lake Dam	Undetermined		14	Recreation
Water Valley Sewage Lagoon Dam	Undetermined		10	Other

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