Levees / By state / Mississippi
Levee systems in Mississippi
78 systems on the federal register, with 256,305 people recorded living behind the 70 of them that publish a population figure.
Systems
78
current records
People behind them
256,305
across 70 systems
Miles of levee
877.9
across 78 systems
Not accredited
58%
45 of 78
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Every system in Mississippi
78 records| System | Location | Accreditation | People | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS East | Cleveland, Sunflower County, Mississippi | Accredited | 174,762 | 269.9 miles |
| Yazoo Levees LB South MS | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Accredited | 17,778 | 11.2 miles |
| East Jackson MS | Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi | Accredited | 9,868 | 11.4 miles |
| Coldwater West MS | Crenshaw, Tunica County, Mississippi | Accredited | 9,533 | 25.3 miles |
| Yazoo Backwater-Yazoo River RB | Louise, Yazoo County, Mississippi | See FIRM Panel for more information | 8,552 | 92.0 miles |
| Panola-Quitman MS | Crowder, Panola County, Mississippi | Accredited | 7,425 | 24.7 miles |
| Greenwood MS, East | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 5,789 | 26.3 miles |
| Greenwood MS, West | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 2,539 | 6.65 miles |
| Jackson Fairgrounds MS | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | Accredited | 2,232 | 2.10 miles |
| Hillside Floodway North MS | Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 2,122 | 11.0 miles |
| Tchula Lake MS | Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1,870 | 33.4 miles |
| Palusha Levee | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1,713 | 2.78 miles |
| Yazoo City Protection Works 3 | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1,713 | 0.85 miles |
| Fulton Lock and Dam - Ring Dike | Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1,278 | 2.15 miles |
| Ascalmore-Tippo North MS | Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1,257 | 6.38 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway 3 | Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1,219 | 45.3 miles |
| Coldwater East MS | Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi | Accredited | 1,162 | 14.8 miles |
| Pelucia Creek South | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1,079 | 10.9 miles |
| Whittington Aux South MS | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 571 | 54.6 miles |
| Yazoo River Levee 2 | Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 567 | 1.71 miles |
| Meridian Airport Industrial Park Levee System | Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi | Not published | 324 | 2.32 miles |
| Big Sand, Yalobusha, Teoc Creek MS | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 312 | 16.2 miles |
| Natchez Port MS | Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 258 | 0.79 miles |
| Viking Range Levee | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 222 | 1.45 miles |
| Greenville Harbor | Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi | See FIRM Panel for more information | 210 | 7.86 miles |
| Palusha Levee West | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 198 | 1.53 miles |
| Yazoo Levees LB Central MS | Eden, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 186 | 16.5 miles |
| Pearson Levee | Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 182 | 0.87 miles |
| Black Creek Levee 3 | Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 168 | 0.48 miles |
| Ascalmore-Tippo South MS | Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 163 | 6.17 miles |
| Coffeeville MS | Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 157 | 1.70 miles |
| Satartia Area MS | Satartia, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 155 | 20.2 miles |
| Yazoo City Protection Works 2 | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 122 | 0.55 miles |
| Vicksburg Protection Works | Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 80 | 0.29 miles |
| Meridian Airport Levee System | Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 75 | 3.77 miles |
| Tillatoba Creek Levee 8 | Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 65 | 7.23 miles |
| Abiaca Creek Levee 1 | Cruger, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 61 | 5.43 miles |
| Belle Prarie to Wasp Lake Reach | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 57 | 15.4 miles |
| Jackson Wastewater Treatment Facility | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 55 | 2.68 miles |
| Teoc Creek North MS | Greenwood, Carroll County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 34 | 2.68 miles |
| Potacocowa Creek levee 1 | Holcomb, Carroll County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 31 | 3.47 miles |
| Potacocowa Creek levee 2 | Holcomb, Carroll County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 29 | 1.49 miles |
| Rocky Bayou Area | Satartia, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 26 | 3.72 miles |
| Abiaca Creek Levee 4 | Cruger, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 25 | 4.84 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 3 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 14 | 8.20 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 9 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Not published | 13 | 5.25 miles |
| Black Creek Levee 3 | Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi | Not published | 12 | 0.32 miles |
| Bear Creek Levee | Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 11 | 4.21 miles |
| Hillside Floodway South MS | Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 9 | 3.10 miles |
| Leflore Historic levee 7 | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 8 | 1.73 miles |
| Tillatoba Creek Levee 2 | Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 4 | 5.10 miles |
| MS River Levee, East Bank (Mississippi) 3 | Hollandale, Washington County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 3 | 3.57 miles |
| Will M. Whittington Auxillary Channel | Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 3 | 9.34 miles |
| Black Bayou Levees 2 | Glendora, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 2 | 2.39 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 6 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 1 | 7.31 miles |
| Will M. Whittington Auxillary Channel 2 | Rolling Fork, Yazoo County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 1 | 2.42 miles |
| Black Creek Levee 2 | Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi | Not published | 0 | 0.31 miles |
| Brashear Creek Levee | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.28 miles |
| City of Hattiesburg Sewage Lagoon Levee | Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 3.80 miles |
| Fish Farm Pond Structure | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.73 miles |
| Fish Farm Pond Structure | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 2.42 miles |
| Holmes County Historic Levee | Eden, Holmes County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.20 miles |
| Leflore Historic levee 4 | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 0 | 1.51 miles |
| Leflore Historic levee 6 | Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.97 miles |
| MS River Levee, East Bank (Mississippi) 2 | Hollandale, Washington County, Mississippi | Provisionally Accredited Levee (PAL) System | 0 | 0.44 miles |
| Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge Levee 7 | Canton, Madison County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 3.98 miles |
| Sharkey County Levee 10 | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 3.86 miles |
| Sharkey county levee 11 | Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.77 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 1 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 0.33 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 5 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | 0 | 1.90 miles |
| Black Bayou Levees 3 | Glendora, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | Not published | 4.76 miles |
| Fish Farm 1 | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 3.34 miles |
| Fish Farm 2 | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 1.87 miles |
| Fish Farm 3 | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 2.65 miles |
| Fish Farm 4 | Anguilla, Sharkey County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 2.99 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 4 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Non-Accredited | Not published | 2.11 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 7 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 1.26 miles |
| Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Levee 8 | Burnsville, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | Not published | Not published | 0.44 miles |
Source: USACE National Levee Database, refreshed 2026-09-10. Accreditation status describes a system against a design flood event and is not a safety score. What it means.