Emergency officials told WLOX on Thursday that the Anchor Lake Dam in Carriere is at risk of failure, and they advised residents in inundation areas east of Anchor Lake to evacuate. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Dam Safety has been notified.
Anchor Lake and Carriere
The warning centers on a specific area east of Anchor Lake, where residents were told to leave because of the inundation advisory. That puts the focus on people living closest to the low-lying areas tied to the dam’s reach, not on the lake itself.
The situation is being treated as an emergency related to potential dam failure. The source does not say the Anchor Lake Dam has already failed; it says the structure is at risk of failure.
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Dam Safety notified
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Dam Safety was notified Thursday after the warning went out. That adds a state-level response layer to a local emergency advisory, with Dam Safety now part of the information chain tied to the dam.
The practical next step for residents in inundation areas east of Anchor Lake is the evacuation advisory itself. The article says it will be updated as more information becomes available, leaving the immediate instruction in place while officials continue to assess the dam.
Thursday warning
Arthur was not named in the warning, but the advisory leaves one immediate question in view: whether the Anchor Lake Dam is still only at risk of failure or has moved beyond that point. For now, the instruction to evacuate the inundation areas east of Anchor Lake is the clearest action for residents in Carriere.
