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 151–175 of 626

All High Hazard Significant Hazard Low Hazard Poor Fair Satisfactory

Dam Name	Height (ft)	Year	Hazard	Condition
Red Bluff Road No 1 Impoundment De Soto County	20	—	Low	Poor
Rd Hinton Dam Webster County	16	1952	Low	Fair
Ray Lake Bossier County	16	1939	Low	Fair
Rawls Dam Natchitoches County	17	1946	Low	Not Rated
Rawhide Creek Dam Natchitoches County	36	2011	Low	Fair
Rand Knotts Dam No. 2 Jackson County	30	—	Low	Satisfactory
Rand Knotts Dam Jackson County	19	—	Low	Satisfactory
Randall Family Pond East Feliciana County	13	1982	Low	Fair
Randall Dupree Pond Dam Red River County	20	1964	Low	Fair
Raceland Sugar Pond Lafourche County	7	1960	Low	Satisfactory
Querbes Pond Caddo County	28	1952	Low	Fair
Pw West Lake Beauregard County	20	1947	Low	Fair
Pullig Frac Pond De Soto County	35	2015	Low	Fair
Prairie Creek Pond Vernon County	20	2001	Low	Fair
Powell Farm Partners Pond Calcasieu County	12	2011	Low	Fair
Port Hudson Lake No 4 East Baton Rouge County	32	—	Low	Poor
Port Hudson Lake No 3 East Baton Rouge County	20	—	Low	Fair
Port Hudson Lake No 2 East Baton Rouge County	21	1970	Low	Poor
Port Hudson Lake No 1 East Baton Rouge County	18	—	Low	Fair
Polly Eagan Pond St. Tammany County	19	1996	Low	Satisfactory
P+L Ranch Pond St. Tammany County	13	1974	Low	Fair
Pleasant Grove Lake Caddo County	18	1951	Low	Fair
Pittman Road Dam Claiborne County	18	—	Low	Unsatisfactory
Pipes Lake East Feliciana County	24	1974	Low	Fair
Pinetree Lake Red River County	17	2011	Low	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.