Flood Control Dams in Louisiana

Louisiana has 43 flood control dams, of which 9 carry a high hazard classification. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition	Year
1	Bayou Bodcau Dam	Bossier	76	High	Not Available	1949
2	Cypress Bayou No 1	Bossier	53	High	Fair	1959
3	Wallace Lake Dam	Caddo	48	High	Not Available	1946
4	Cane River Lake Dam Lower Embankment	Natchitoches	44	Low	Satisfactory	1955
5	Cypress Bayou No 2	Bossier	43	High	Fair	1960
6	Bayou Dupont No 11	Sabine	39	Significant	Fair	1959
7	Bayou Dupont No 14	Natchitoches	38	Significant	Fair	1958
8	Cane River Lake Dam Upper Embankment	Natchitoches	37	Undetermined	Fair	1956
9	Bayou Dupont No 2	Sabine	37	Significant	Fair	1959
10	Bayou Dupont No 18	Natchitoches	36	Significant	Fair	1962
11	Bayou Dupont No 22	Natchitoches	36	Significant	Fair	1959
12	Bayou Dupont No 17	Natchitoches	36	Significant	Fair	1958
13	Bayou Dupont No 7	Sabine	36	Significant	Fair	1961
14	Bayou Dupont No 19	Natchitoches	35	Significant	Fair	1959
15	Bayou Dupont No 12	Sabine	35	Significant	Fair	1959
16	Pleasant Valley No 5	Washington	35	Significant	Fair	1964
17	Pleasant Valley No 1	Washington	33	High	Fair	1963
18	Cypress Bayou No 3	Bossier	32	High	Fair	1959
19	Bayou Dupont No 10	Sabine	32	Significant	Fair	1958
20	Bayou Dupont No 8	Natchitoches	30	Significant	Fair	1959
21	Bayou Dupont No 15	Natchitoches	30	Significant	Fair	1959
22	Bayou Dupont No 20	Natchitoches	30	Significant	Fair	1962
23	Pleasant Valley No 2	Washington	30	High	Fair	1963
24	Bayou Dupont No 9	Natchitoches	28	Significant	Fair	1959
25	Bayou Dupont No 4	Sabine	27	Significant	Poor	1961
26	Upper Bayou Nezpique No 6	Evangeline	25	Significant	Fair	1969
27	Engineer Lake	Vernon	25	Low	Unsatisfactory	1964
28	Pleasant Valley No 3	Washington	25	High	Fair	1963
29	Pleasant Valley No 4	Washington	25	High	Fair	1964
30	Bear Creek No 1	Allen	24	Significant	Not Rated	1959
31	Upper Bayou Nezpique No 7	Evangeline	24	Low	Fair	1970
32	Upper Bayou Nezpique No 3	Evangeline	24	Low	Fair	1974
33	Bayou Dupont No 13	Sabine	23	Undetermined	Not Rated	1961
34	Red Bluff Road No 2 Impoundment	De Soto	22	Low	Fair
35	Bayou Macon Cutoff 2	Franklin	22	Low	Fair	1961
36	Bear Creek No 3	Allen	19	Low	Fair	1960
37	Bear Creek No 2	Allen	18	Significant	Fair	1960
38	Mark Dickson Dam	Bienville	18	Low	Poor	1988
39	Bayou Macon Cutoff 3	Madison	18	Low	Fair	1961
40	Bayou Macon Cutoff 1	Franklin	14	Low	Fair	1962
41	Bayou Desiard Midway	Ouachita	12	Low	Fair	1973
42	Flag Lake Dam	Bossier	11	Low	Not Available	1940
43	Lake Providence Baxter Bayou Weir	East Carroll	10	Low	Fair	1972

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