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Okatibbee Dam

Coordinates: 32°28′33″N 88°47′52″W / 32.4759°N 88.7979°W / 32.4759; -88.7979
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Okatibbee Dam
Okatibbee Lake and Dam on Okatibbee Creek, a tributary of the Chickasawhay River
CountryUnited States
LocationLauderdale County, Mississippi.
StatusOperational
Opening date1968
Designed byUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsOkatibbee Creek
Height72 ft (22 m)
Length6,620 ft (2,020 m)
Reservoir
CreatesOkatibbee Lake
Total capacity59,481 acre⋅ft (73,369,000 m3)
Active capacity46,538 acre⋅ft (57,404,000 m3)
Surface area5.9 sq mi (15 km2)
Normal elevation341 ft (104 m)[1]

Okatibbee Dam is a dam in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

The earthen gravity dam was constructed in 1968 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 72 feet (22 m) and a length of 6,620 feet (2,020 m) at its crest. It impounds Okatibbee Creek for flood control and municipal drinking water. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.[2]

The reservoir it creates, Okatibbee Lake, has a water surface of 5.9 square miles (15 km2), about 28 miles (45 km) miles of shoreline, a maximum capacity of 59,481 acre-feet (73,369,000 m3), and a normal storage capacity of 46,538 acre-feet (57,404,000 m3).[3] Recreation includes boating, fishing, camping, hunting, and enjoying the five parks maintained by the Corps, one full service campground and four day-use parks. Directly north of the lake is the state's Okatibbee State Wildlife Area.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okatibbee Dam
  2. ^ "Woolen Lake Gassoway Lake Horseshoe Lake Area". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  3. ^ "Okatibbee Lake". Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.

32°28′33″N 88°47′52″W / 32.4759°N 88.7979°W / 32.4759; -88.7979