Tallest Dams in Louisiana

Louisiana has 748 dams with recorded heights. The tallest is Toledo Bend at 135 feet. Taller dams impound more water and carry greater potential energy, which is why height is a key factor in hazard classification and inspection requirements.

#	Dam	County	Height (ft)	Type	Purpose	Hazard	Year
1	Toledo Bend	Sabine	135	Earth	Hydroelectric	High	1966
2	Old River	Concordia	134	Concrete	Hydroelectric	High	1990
3	Red River Lock and Dam 3	Natchitoches	134	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1991
4	Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock and Dam	Caddo	122	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1985
5	Lindy Claiborne Boggs Lock and Dam	Catahoula	110	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1985
6	Russell B. Long Lock and Dam	Red River	110	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1995
7	John H. Overton Lock and Dam	Rapides	104	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1987
8	Jonesville Lock and Dam	Catahoula	94	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1972
9	Columbia Lock and Dam	Caldwell	90	Gravity	Navigation	Significant	1970
10	Lake Claiborne	Claiborne	82	Earth	Recreation	High	1966
11	Bagley Pond	De Soto	80	Earth	Irrigation	Low	1940
12	Caney Creek Dam	Jackson	78	Earth	Recreation	High	1986
13	Bayou Bodcau Dam	Bossier	76	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1949
14	Mill Creek Dam	Bienville	67	Earth	Recreation	High	1971
15	Boise Cascade Mill	Vernon	65	Earth	Water Supply	Low	1969
16	Catahoula Lake Control Structure	LaSalle	61	Earth	Fish and Wildlife Pond	Low	1972
17	Vernon Lake Dam	Vernon	60	Earth	Recreation	High	1961
18	Kincaid Reservoir	Rapides	56	Earth	Recreation	High	1972
19	Little River Closure Dam	Catahoula	55	Earth	Navigation	Low	1972
20	Grand Bayou Reservoir	Red River	54	Earth	Water Supply	High	1994
21	Bayou Darbonne Dam and Reservoir	Union	54	Earth	Water Supply	High	1961
22	Cypress Bayou No 1	Bossier	53	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1959
23	Dolet Hills Make-up Water Pond	De Soto	53	Earth	Water Supply	High	1985
24	Gum Springs	Winn	52	Earth	Other	Low	2007
25	Cross Lake Dam and Spillway	Caddo	50	Earth	Water Supply	High	1925
26	Cypress Black Bayou Site 1	Bossier	49	Earth	Irrigation	High	1975
27	New Arkla Pond	Caddo	48	Earth	Recreation	Low	1955
28	Caddo Dam	Caddo	48	Concrete	Navigation	Low	1971
29	Wallace Lake Dam	Caddo	48	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1946
30	Kirby Dam	De Soto	48	Concrete	Recreation	Low	1946
31	Wind Lake Dam	Ouachita	48	Earth	Recreation	Significant	1985
32	Indian Creek Dam	Rapides	48	Earth	Recreation	High	1972
33	Cotile Lake Dam	Rapides	47	Earth	Recreation	High	1965
34	Hodges Garden	Sabine	47	Earth	Recreation	Low	1954
35	Bundick Creek Dam	Beauregard	46	Earth	Recreation	High	1963
36	Lake Bistineau	Bossier	46	Earth	Recreation	High	1941
37	Cane River Lake Dam Lower Embankment	Natchitoches	44	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	Low	1955
38	Black Lake Bayou Reservoir	Natchitoches	44	Earth	Recreation	High	1990
39	Poverty Point Reservoir Dam	Richland	44	Earth	Water Supply	High	1998
40	Cypress Bayou No 2	Bossier	43	Earth	Flood Risk Reduction	High	1960
41	Foursome Lake Dam	Lincoln	43	Earth	Recreation	Low	1949
42	Lower Anacoco Dam	Vernon	43	Earth	Recreation	Low	1951
43	Csj Enterprises No. 2	De Soto	42	Earth	Recreation	Low
44	Cypress Black Bayou Site 2	Bossier	41	Earth	Irrigation	High	1978
45	Nantachie Lake Dam	Grant	41	Earth	Recreation	Low	1964
46	Willow Lake Dam	De Soto	40	Earth	Recreation	Low	1955
47	Turkey Creek Dam	Franklin	40	Earth	Recreation	Low	1953
48	Simonton Dam	Lincoln	40	Earth	Water Supply	Low	2013
49	Joe Mitcham Dam	Lincoln	40	Earth	Recreation	Low	1950
50	Loring Lake	Sabine	40	Earth	Other	Low	1928

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