Louisiana Dams

747 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

747

High Hazard

5.5%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

109

Average Age

55 yrs

Hazard Classification

High41 (5.5%)

Significant70 (9.4%)

Low626 (83.8%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory37 (5.0%)

Fair532 (71.2%)

Poor / Unsatisfactory109 (14.6%)

Not Rated69 (9.2%)

Federal

State

Local

Private

610

Tallest Dams

Old River 134 ft
Red River Lock and Dam 3134 ft
Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock and Dam122 ft
Russell B. Long Lock and Dam110 ft
Lindy Claiborne Boggs Lock and Dam110 ft

High Hazard Dams

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Louisiana

Showing 26–41 of 41

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Cypress Black Bayou Site 1 Bossier County	49	1975	High	Fair
Cypress Bayou No 3 Bossier County	32	1959	High	Fair
Cypress Bayou No 2 Bossier County	43	1960	High	Fair
Cypress Bayou No 1 Bossier County	53	1959	High	Fair
Cross Lake Dam and Spillway Caddo County	50	1925	High	Fair
Cotile Lake Dam Rapides County	47	1965	High	Fair
Chicot Lake Dam Evangeline County	30	1940	High	Fair
Caney Creek Dam Jackson County	78	1986	High	Fair
Bundick Creek Dam Beauregard County	46	1963	High	Fair
Breckenridge Lake Dam Caddo County	21	—	High	Fair
Braxton Moody Dam No. 1 West Feliciana County	32	—	High	Unsatisfactory
Black Lake Bayou Reservoir Natchitoches County	44	1990	High	Fair
Bayou Darbonne Dam and Reservoir Union County	54	1961	High	Fair
Bayou Cocodrie Dam Evangeline County	28	1959	High	Fair
Bayou Bodcau Dam Bossier County	76	1949	High	Not Available
Acadia Power Partners Holding Pond Acadia County	20	2004	High	Fair

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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.