Ross Barnett Reservoir Dam
Dam in Rankin County, Mississippi · Pearl River · forms Ross Barnett Reservoir
Height
65 ft
20 m (NID height)
Length
18,400 ft
5,608 m
Completed
1962
Ross Barnett Reservoir today
296.20 ft
7 days ▼ 0.24 ft
Normal storage
360,000 acre-ft
Below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 65 ft
- Owner
- PEARL RIV. VAL. WTR. SUP. DIST (State)
- Maximum storage
- 540,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 33,000 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 56 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,050 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled
- Army Corps district
- Vicksburg District
- NID ID
- MS02716
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID MS02716 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.