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 1176–1200 of 6,089

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
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 Lake Dam Rankin County	16	1950	High	Satisfactory
Oak Hills Lake Dam Lincoln County	17	—	Low	Not Rated
Oak Hill Lake Dam Covington County	18	2009	Undetermined	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
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek WS Str Y-17c-6b Dam Tallahatchie County	38	1986	High	Poor
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek WS Str Y-17c-1 Dam Tallahatchie County	35	1985	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-9 Dam Tallahatchie County	37	1987	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-5 Dam Tallahatchie County	44	1986	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-3 Dam Tallahatchie County	30	1985	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-2 Dam Tallahatchie County	34	1985	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-2b Dam Tallahatchie County	43	1993	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-21 Dam Tallahatchie County	19	1988	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-20 Dam Tallahatchie County	30	1987	Low	Not Rated
North Tillatoba Hunter Creek Drainage District Structure Y-17c-18 Dam Tallahatchie County	30	1988	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.