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 155

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
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-34-07 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-34-25 Dam Carroll County	30	1971	High	Poor
Abotlapoota Creek WS Str Y-34-11 Dam Carroll County	44	1965	High	Poor
Anchor Lake Dam Pearl River County	24	1965	High	Poor
Arrow Lake Dam Lauderdale County	23	—	Low	Poor
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-01 Dam Tallahatchie County	36	1963	High	Poor
Ascalmore Structure Y-17a-02 Dam Tallahatchie County	39	1959	High	Poor
Bahala Creek WS Str 2 Dam Lincoln County	31	1976	High	Poor
Bentonia Watershed Structure 5 Dam Yazoo County	26	1964	High	Poor
Bentonia Watershed Structure 7 Dam Yazoo County	23	1963	High	Poor
Biard Lake Dam Hinds County	19	1987	High	Poor
Big Creek Watershed Structure 9 Dam Jones County	30	1975	High	Poor
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 Dam Carroll County	47	1967	High	Poor
Big Snow Lake Dam Benton County	20	—	Low	Poor
B J Blount Lake Dam Newton County	8	1957	Undetermined	Poor
Black Creek Cooling Water Dam Jackson County	20	—	High	Poor
Bouge Chitto Community Lake Neshoba County	20	1965	Low	Poor
Brown Lake Dam Lafayette County	24	—	High	Poor
Buckingham Lake B Dam Rankin County	18	2001	Low	Poor
Buntyn Creek WS Str Y-16a-2 Dam Tallahatchie County	31	1962	High	Poor

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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.