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 5126–5150 of 6,089

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Portie Dam Pearl River County	15	—	Undetermined	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-01 Dam Carroll County	30	1962	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-02 Dam Carroll County	32	1962	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-03 Dam Carroll County	33	1962	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-04 Dam Carroll County	27	1962	High	Poor
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-05 Dam Carroll County	27	1966	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-06 Dam Carroll County	30	1965	High	Poor
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-07 Dam Carroll County	32	1965	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-09 Dam Carroll County	31	1962	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-10 Dam Carroll County	34	1965	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-11 Dam Carroll County	38	1966	Low	Not Rated
Potacocawa Watershed Structure Y-31a-12 Dam Carroll County	34	1966	Low	Poor
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

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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.