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 101–125 of 155

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Okonatie WS Str Ut-25-1 Dam Union County	28	1958	High	Poor
Openwood Plantation Lake Number 1 Dam Warren County	40	—	Undetermined	Poor
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-1 Dam Calhoun County	23	1994	High	Poor
Otoucalofa Creek Y-15-4 Dam Calhoun County	25	1994	High	Poor
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-04 Dam Carroll County	27	1962	High	Poor
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-06 Dam Carroll County	30	1965	High	Poor
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-12 Dam Carroll County	34	1966	Low	Poor
Prassell Lake Dam Hinds County	26	—	Low	Poor
Prassell Lake Number 3 Dam Hinds County	18	—	Low	Poor
Prentiss Walker Lake Dam Smith County	47	1963	High	Poor
Raymond Lake Dam Hinds County	24	—	High	Poor
Reagan Lake Dam Lafayette County	18	—	Low	Poor
Refuge Lake Dam Lamar County	26	—	Low	Poor
R N Van Vulpen Pond Dam DeSoto County	27	1955	High	Poor
Robin Hood Lake Number 4 Dam Rankin County	17	1964	Low	Poor
Ross Branch Dam Winston County	19	1963	Low	Poor
Salmen Scout Lake Dam Hancock County	20	—	Low	Poor
School Lake Dam Attala County	25	1971	Significant	Poor
Second Creek WS Str No. 10b Dam Adams County	40	1965	Significant	Poor
Second Creek WS Str No 1 Dam Adams County	39	1962	Low	Poor
Second Creek WS Str No. 6a Dam Adams County	53	1962	High	Poor
Second Creek WS Str No. 7 Dam Adams County	52	1966	High	Poor
Shammack Creek Watershed Structure 2 Dam Kemper County	19	1964	High	Poor
Sharp Lake Dam Lauderdale County	13	—	Low	Poor
Sharra Lake Dam Forrest County	13	—	Significant	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.