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 251–275 of 6,089

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Upper Yockanookany WS Str 2 Dam Choctaw County	21	1979	High	Fair
Upper Yockanookany WS Str 1 Dam Choctaw County	25	1975	High	Satisfactory
Upper Tippah Watershed Strucure Lt-6-01 Dam Benton County	29	1960	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-17 Dam Tippah County	26	1962	High	Unsatisfactory
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-05 Dam Benton County	25	1959	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-04 Dam Benton County	19	1966	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-03 Dam Benton County	26	1959	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tippah Watershed Structure Lt-6-02 Dam Benton County	37	1960	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structurte Lt-10-01 Dam Tippah County	23	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-13 Dam Tippah County	25	1967	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-11 Dam Tippah County	26	1962	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-07 Dam Tippah County	20	1967	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-06 Dam Tippah County	29	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-05 Dam Tippah County	21	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-04 Dam Tippah County	28	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper Tallahatchie Structure Lt-10-02 Dam Tippah County	33	1959	Low	Not Rated
Upper Leaf Watershed Structure 5 Dam Smith County	29	1985	Low	Not Rated
Upper Leaf River Structure 9 Dam Smith County	34	1976	High	Poor
Upper Leaf River Structure 7 Dam Smith County	30	1974	Low	Fair
Upper Chewalla Lake Dam Marshall County	20	1993	Low	Not Rated
Upper Big Spring Subws Str R-7-2 Marshall County	25	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper Big Spring Subws Str R-7-1 Marshall County	26	1958	Low	Not Rated
Upper American Legion Lake Dam Lee County	15	—	Low	Not Rated
Union Sportsman Club Lake Dam Neshoba County	20	—	Low	Not Rated
Union County Lake Dam Union County	16	—	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.