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
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-02 Dam Carroll County	33	1965	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-03 Dam Carroll County	21	1966	Significant	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-04 Dam Carroll County	25	1964	Significant	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-07 Dam Carroll County	33	1965	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-08 Dam Carroll County	34	1967	Low	Not Rated
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-32-14 Dam Carroll County	33	1966	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-15 Dam Carroll County	37	1966	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-16 Dam Carroll County	49	1966	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-17 Dam Carroll County	52	1966	High	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-18 Dam Carroll County	41	1965	Low	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-19 Dam Carroll County	33	1967	Low	Unsatisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-22 Dam Carroll County	26	1967	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-25 Dam Carroll County	33	1971	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-27 Dam Carroll County	25	1971	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-29 Dam Carroll County	31	1972	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-31 Dam Carroll County	30	1971	Low	Not Rated
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-32 Dam Carroll County	25	1972	Low	Satisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-33 Dam Carroll County	20	1971	Low	Satisfactory
Big Sand Watershed Structure Y-32-49 Dam Carroll County	28	1972	Low	Not Rated
Big Snow Lake Dam Benton County	20	—	Low	Poor

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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.