Flood Control for Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss & Union Counties
Watershed Management
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The District maintains 24 dams that protect downstream areas from flooding and erosion.
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The District works to prevent and remediate erosion along creeks and channels in the watershed.
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The District serves as local sponsor for federal grants and partners with state agencies such as Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks on projects such as Elvis Presley Lake.
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District contractors engage in maintenance including mowing, bush-hogging, beaver control, and inspections
About the District
The Town Creek Master Water Management District of Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Union Counties was created by Decree of the Lee County, Mississippi Chancery Court in 1961. The enabling legislation supporting the District was adopted by the Mississippi Legislature on May 10, 1960. This legislation was comprehensive in nature in that it defined or redefined master water management districts, drainage districts and other types of water management districts for the State of Mississippi. This was done in response to the creation of the Watershed Program enacted by the United States Congress in PL-566.
The District’s total area is 246,957 acres or 385.9 square miles, making it the second largest PL-566 District in the United States. In its current workplan, the District has approved 25 damsites: of those 25, 24 have been completed and one remains to be constructed.
