Dams in Yazoo County, Mississippi

167Total Dams

7High Hazard

2Significant

Dam Safety in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Yazoo County has 167 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, 5 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Yazoo County is 50 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Arrowhead Lake Dam at 48 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Eden Creek Ws Str Y-37d-10 Dam	High	Poor	47	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
Anderson Lake Dam	High	Satisfactory	30	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 5 Dam	High	Poor	26	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Word Of Truth Full Gospel Church Dam	High	Poor	24
Bentonia Watershed Structure 7 Dam	High	Poor	23	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Spring Ridge Place Dam	High	Unsatisfactory	19	Recreation
Freeman West Dam	High	Fair	19	Recreation	2000
Dave Shipp Lake Dam	Significant	Fair	32	Recreation	2007
Freeman Dam	Significant	Satisfactory	21	Recreation	2004
Arrowhead Lake Dam	Low		48	Recreation	2005
W And W Gravel Company Lake Dam	Low		45	Recreation
Ms04539 Lake Dam	Low		40	Recreation
Ralph Fears Lake Dam	Low		39	Recreation
Eden Creek Watershed Structure Y-37-03 Dam	Low		39	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-26 Dam	Low		36	Flood Risk Reduction	1967
Sartan Lake Dam	Low		35	Recreation
Yazoo County Sportsman And Conservation League Dam	Low		35	Recreation	2001
Bentonia Watershed Structure 9 Dam	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-03 Dam	Low		33	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Ms04541 Lake Dam	Low		32	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 2 Dam	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-35 Dam	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	1968
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-21 Dam	Low		32	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Ms04331 Lake Dam	Low		30	Recreation
Ms04466 Lake Dam	Low		30	Recreation
Ms04542 Lake Dam	Low		30	Recreation
Fouche Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		30	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 1 Dam	Low		30	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Cypress Creek Preserve Dam	Low		30	Recreation	2006
Ms05936 Lake Dam	Low		28	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 3 Dam	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Bentonia Watershed Structure 8 Dam	Low		28	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-33 Dam	Low		27	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Ms04669 Lake Dam	Low		26	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 6 Dam	Low		26	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Ms04538 Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Plunkett Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Ms06053 Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Ms04281 Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Hearst Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Ms04519 Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
H Johnson Pond Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Coleman Pond Ms02728 Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Campbell Lake Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Maloney Dam	Low		25	Recreation
Piney Creek Watershed Structure Y-38-23 Dam	Low		25	Flood Risk Reduction
Ms04312 Lake Dam	Low		24	Recreation
Ms04315 Lake Dam	Low		23	Recreation
Ms06050 Lake Dam	Low		23	Recreation
Ms04518 Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Ms06052 Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Kerry Briggs Lalke Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Herbert Lee Lake Dam	Low		22	Recreation
Bentonia Watershed Structure 4 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Ellison Creek Waterhed Structure 4 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ellison Creek Watershed Structure 7 Dam	Low		22	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ms04276 Lake Dam	Low		21	Recreation
Ms04522 Lake Dam	Low		21	Recreation
Ms04314 Lake Dam	Low		21	Recreation
Ms04622 Lake Dam	Low		21	Recreation
Ms06049 Lake Dam	Low		21	Recreation
Ms06051 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms06038 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Pepper Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04418 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04625 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Strickland Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04272 Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Dixon Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Fouche Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ms04543 Lake Dam	Low	Not Rated	20	Recreation
Ted Houseman Pond Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Johnston Lake Ms00986 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Anderson Catfish Pond Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Forest Park Club Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Swayze Lake Number 6 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Dixon Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Swayze Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Swayze Lake Number 3 Dam	Low		20	Recreation
C G Thomas Lake Dam	Low		20	Recreation
Ellison Creek Watershed Structure 1 Dam	Low		20	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ms04270 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Ms04460 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Ms04534 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Ms04417 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Ms04670 Lake Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Stubblefield Dam	Low		19	Recreation
Ellison Creek Watershed Structure 3 Dam	Low		19	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ms04520 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms06054 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04623 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Swayze Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04540 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04311 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04583 Lake Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Bill Walker Pond Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Swayze Lake Number 4 Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Mcgraw Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		18	Recreation
V W Landen Pond Dam	Low		18	Recreation
Ms04273 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Vaughn Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04521 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Thad Hawkins Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04278 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04528 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04582 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04525 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04626 Lake Dam	Low		17	Recreation
Ms04416 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04457 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04536 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04415 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Ms04316 Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Riley Pond Dam	Low		16	Recreation	1995
Swayze Lake Number 5 Dam	Low		16	Recreation
Brooks Griffen Lake Dam	Low		16	Recreation	1995
Shipp Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04423 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04527 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04275 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04533 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04274 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms06036 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Ms04420 Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
H Hillderbrand Pond Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Williams Estate Pond Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Moore Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation
Coleman Catfish Ponds	Low	Not Rated	15	Other	1969
Underwood Lake Dam	Low		15	Recreation	2016
Ms04277 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04456 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04535 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04524 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04413 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04419 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04319 Lake Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Bill Link Pond Number 2 Dam	Low		14	Recreation
Ms04529 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms04422 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms04421 Lake Dam	Low		13	Recreation
Ms04459 Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Ms04410 Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Oreilly Pond Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Lear Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Ms04526 Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Griffis Lake Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Bill Link Pond Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Dixon Lake Number 3 Dam	Low		12	Recreation
Morrison Catfish Ponds	Low	Not Rated	12	Other	1968
Ms04279 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Ms04532 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Ms04411 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Ms04455 Lake Dam	Low		11	Recreation
Coleman Catfish Ponds	Low	Not Rated	10	Other	1967
Peaster Catfish Ponds	Low	Not Rated	10	Other	1960
Ms04530 Lake Dam	Low		9	Recreation
Ms04313 Lake Dam	Low		9	Recreation
Pepper Lake Number 2 Dam	Low		8	Recreation
Washington Lake Dam	Undetermined		28	Recreation
Ms04463 Lake Dam	Undetermined		25	Recreation
Ms04464 Lake Dam	Undetermined		24	Recreation
Brown Dam	Undetermined		21	Recreation	1995
Ms04414 Lake Dam	Undetermined		20	Recreation
Ms04585 Lake Dam	Undetermined		19	Recreation
Ms04317 Lake Dam	Undetermined	Not Rated	17	Recreation
Ms06037 Lake Dam	Undetermined		13	Recreation
Bridgeforth Lake Dam	Undetermined		9	Recreation

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