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 751–775 of 4,510

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Pickens Creek Dam Tippah County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Pickell Lake Humphreys County	8	1978	Low	Not Rated
Pickell Lake Humphreys County	8	1977	Low	Not Rated
Pickell Lake Humphreys County	8	1978	Low	Not Rated
Phillip Wedel Dam Noxubee County	19	—	Low	Not Rated
Phillips Lake Dam Simpson County	18	—	Low	Not Rated
Phillips Dam Yalobusha County	13	—	Low	Not Rated
Philadelphia Sewage Lagoon Dam Neshoba County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-51 Dam Calhoun County	23	1958	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-50 Dam Calhoun County	24	1958	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-32 Dam Calhoun County	20	1957	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-30 Dam Calhoun County	21	1957	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-10 Dam Calhoun County	21	1957	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-08 Dam Calhoun County	20	1958	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-07 Dam Calhoun County	23	1958	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-05 Dam Calhoun County	18	1956	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-04 Dam Calhoun County	21	1958	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-03 Dam Calhoun County	21	1959	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure Y-21-02 Dam Calhoun County	23	1959	Low	Not Rated
Persimmon Creek Structure 8 Dam Madison County	22	1963	Low	Not Rated
Perry Sedimentation Structure Tate County	50	2005	Low	Not Rated
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-3 Dam Yalobusha County	26	1964	Low	Not Rated
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-2 Dam Yalobusha County	22	1964	Low	Not Rated
Perry Creek Watershed Structure Y-19c-1 Dam Yalobusha County	13	1964	Low	Not Rated
Perkinston Jr College Lake Number 2 Dam Stone County	10	—	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.