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 26–50 of 348

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Basf Catalysts, LLC Pond No. 5 Dam Hinds County	44	1942	High	Fair
Bentonia Watershed Structure 5 Dam Yazoo County	26	1964	High	Poor
Bentonia Watershed Structure 7 Dam Yazoo County	23	1963	High	Poor
Biard Lake Dam Hinds County	19	1987	High	Poor
Big Bay Lake Dam Lamar County	60	2010	High	Satisfactory
Big Creek Water Park Dam Jones County	28	1976	High	Fair
Big Creek Watershed Structure 15 Dam Smith County	22	1976	High	Fair
Big Creek Watershed Structure 9 Dam Jones County	30	1975	High	Poor
Big Lake Dam Calhoun County	25	1955	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-02 Dam Carroll County	33	1965	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-07 Dam Carroll County	33	1965	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09a Dam Carroll County	37	1966	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-09b Dam Carroll County	38	1965	High	Fair
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-10 Dam Carroll County	47	1967	High	Poor
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-11 Dam Carroll County	44	1966	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-12 Dam Carroll County	44	1964	High	Fair
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam Carroll County	52	1966	High	Unsatisfactory
Black Creek Cooling Water Dam Jackson County	20	—	High	Poor
Black Creek Watershed Number 100 Dam Holmes County	39	1996	High	Satisfactory
Blue Springs Lake A Dam DeSoto County	38	1995	High	Satisfactory
Bogue WS Str Y-30-095 Dam Montgomery County	21	1960	High	Unsatisfactory
Bonita Lake Dam Number 1 Lauderdale County	27	1939	High	Fair
Bonita Number 2 Dam Lauderdale County	60	1992	High	Fair
Bounds Lake Dam Lauderdale County	22	1950	High	Fair
Briarwood Country Club Lake Dam Lauderdale County	25	1967	High	Satisfactory

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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.