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 3801–3825 of 4,510

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-13 Dam Carroll County	39	1966	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-15 Dam Carroll County	28	1967	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-18 Dam Carroll County	17	1967	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-19 Dam Carroll County	23	1967	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-20 Dam Carroll County	30	1967	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-26 Dam Carroll County	30	1971	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-28 Dam Carroll County	25	1974	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-34 Dam Carroll County	21	1973	Low	Not Rated
Potococawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-05 Dam Carroll County	15	1962	Low	Not Rated
Potococawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-17 Dam Carroll County	24	1967	Low	Not Rated
Pounders Dam Itawamba County	13	1992	Low	Not Rated
Prairie Waters Number 1 Dam Lowndes County	12	1997	Low	Satisfactory
Prairie Waters Number 2 Dam Lowndes County	16	1997	Low	Fair
Prassell Lake Dam Hinds County	26	—	Low	Poor
Prassell Lake Number 2 Dam Hinds County	24	—	Low	Not Rated
Prassell Lake Number 3 Dam Hinds County	18	—	Low	Poor
Prentiss Lagoon Dam Jefferson Davis County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Prentiss Sewage Lagoon Dam Jefferson Davis County	10	—	Low	Not Rated
Presbyterian Church Lake Number 1 Dam Simpson County	15	—	Low	Not Rated
Presbyterian Church Lake Number 2 Dam Simpson County	15	—	Low	Not Rated
Prescott Lake Dam Stone County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Preuss Dam Lawrence County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Prevost Catfish Ponds Washington County	8	1970	Low	Not Rated
Proctor Lake Dam Clay County	12	—	Low	Not Rated
Profile Products Number 2 Dam Tippah County	20	2005	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.