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 876–900 of 4,510

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Oakwood Lake Dam Forrest County	15	—	Low	Not Rated
Oakview Drive Dam Panola County	34	2004	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-40 Dam Benton County	28	1975	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-35 Dam Benton County	30	1974	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-21 Dam Benton County	26	1963	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-17 Dam Benton County	28	1963	Low	Poor
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-16 Dam Benton County	26	1963	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-14 Dam Benton County	26	1963	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-12 Dam Benton County	26	1963	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-11 Dam Benton County	27	1963	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-09 Dam Benton County	26	1969	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-06 Dam Benton County	22	1959	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-05 Dam Benton County	26	1959	Low	Not Rated
Oaklimeter Creek Watershed Structure Lt-8-04 Dam Benton County	25	1959	Low	Not Rated
Oakley Lake Dam Oktibbeha County	10	—	Low	Not Rated
Oak Hills Lake Dam Lincoln County	17	—	Low	Not Rated
Oakes Lake Dam Attala County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Nutt Lake Dam Madison County	28	2008	Low	Not Rated
Nunnery Lake Dam Pike County	14	—	Low	Not Rated
Noxubee Game Farm Lake Dam Noxubee County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Nortrust Farm Management Lake Number 2 Dam Hinds County	17	—	Low	Not Rated
Nortrust Farm Management Lake Dam Hinds County	18	—	Low	Not Rated
North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-14 Dam Tippah County	26	1967	Low	Not Rated
North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-02 Dam Tippah County	28	1962	Low	Not Rated
North Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6a-01 Dam Tippah County	24	1962	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.