Mississippi Dams

6,089 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

6,089

High Hazard

348

5.7%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

273

Average Age

48 yrs

Hazard Classification

High348 (5.7%)

Significant66 (1.1%)

Low4,510 (74.1%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory194 (3.2%)

Fair180 (3.0%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory273 (4.5%)

Not Rated5,442 (89.4%)

Federal

State

Local

649

Private

5,311

Tallest Dams

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

Kelly Greenwood Lake DamPoor
Lake PushmatahaPoor
Second Creek WS Str No. 6a DamPoor
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 DamUnsatisfactory
Second Creek WS Str No. 7 DamPoor

All Dams in Mississippi

Showing 1–25 of 6,089

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
40th Place Dam Forrest County	27	1995	High	Satisfactory
7 Starr Lake Dam Madison County	10	2000	High	Fair
A A Hopper Pond Dam Kemper County	15	—	Undetermined	Not Rated
A and G Cafeteria Lake Dam Pearl River County	20	—	Undetermined	Not Rated
A and V Lake Dam Stone County	16	—	Low	Not Rated
Aberdeen Lagoon Number 2 Dam Monroe County	10	—	Low	Not Rated
Aberdeen Lock and Dam Monroe County	66	1984	Significant	Not Available
A. B. Evans Lake Humphreys County	8	1968	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-01 Dam Carroll County	36	1965	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-02 Dam Carroll County	35	1965	Low	Satisfactory
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-03 Dam Carroll County	39	1965	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-04 Dam Carroll County	41	1968	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-05 Dam Carroll County	40	1965	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-06 Dam Carroll County	41	1967	High	Fair
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-07 Dam Carroll County	39	1966	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-08 Dam Carroll County	36	1966	Significant	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-10 Dam Carroll County	41	1967	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-12 Dam Carroll County	35	1965	Low	Unsatisfactory
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-21 Dam Carroll County	27	1973	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-23 Dam Carroll County	15	1972	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-25 Dam Carroll County	30	1971	High	Poor
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-28 Dam Carroll County	32	1972	Significant	Unsatisfactory
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-36 Dam Carroll County	23	1973	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-38 Dam Carroll County	19	1971	Low	Not Rated
Abiaca Watershed Structure Y-34-43 Dam Carroll County	19	1972	Low	Not Rated

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.