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 401–425 of 6,089

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Tippah River WS Str Lt-7-07 Dam Benton County	27	1966	High	Poor
Tippah River WS Str Lt-7-05 Dam Benton County	34	1965	High	Poor
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-21 Dam Benton County	34	1975	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-18 Dam Benton County	28	1974	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-17 Dam Benton County	31	1974	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-12 Dam Benton County	31	1975	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-11 Dam Benton County	31	1963	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-10 Dam Benton County	25	1963	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-09 Dam Benton County	29	1965	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-08 Dam Benton County	32	1963	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-06 Dam Benton County	29	1966	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-04 Dam Benton County	41	1966	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-03 Dam Benton County	33	1965	Low	Not Rated
Tippah River Watershed Structure Lt-7-02 Dam Benton County	40	1966	Low	Not Rated
Tim Singley Pond Dam Marion County	23	—	Low	Not Rated
Timber Lake Dam Lafayette County	30	—	Low	Not Rated
Tillery Dam Jasper County	14	—	Undetermined	Not Rated
Tillatoba Lake Dam (Yo 29-10 ) Yalobusha County	33	1958	Low	Not Rated
Tillatoba Creek Wss Y-17b-1 Dam Tallahatchie County	31	1981	High	Poor
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-3 Dam Yalobusha County	27	1978	High	Poor
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-17 Dam Tallahatchie County	15	1977	Low	Satisfactory
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-10 Dam Yalobusha County	19	1976	Low	Not Rated
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-09 Dam Yalobusha County	14	1977	Low	Not Rated
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-08 Dam Yalobusha County	8	1977	Low	Not Rated
Tillatoba Creek WS Str Y-17b-07 Dam Yalobusha County	12	1977	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.