Louisiana Lakes and Reservoirs

96 Louisiana lakes, reservoirs and brakes with LDWF launches, piers, average depth, artificial reefs, stocking and pool levels.

Photo of Black Bayou Lake: Timothy Holdiness, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Every Louisiana lake and reservoir with an LDWF management plan or enough published access, species and level facts for a page of its own.

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

A

Anacoco Lake2,600 acres, Vernon Parish
Atchafalaya Basin833,000 acres, St. Martin Parish

B

Bartholomew, Desiard and Black Bayou Complex800 acres, Ouachita Parish
Black Bayou Lake (Caddo Parish)3,960 acres, Caddo Parish
Black Bayou Lake (Ouachita Parish)800 acres, Ouachita Parish
Black Bayou Reservoir620 acres, Bossier Parish
Black Lake and Clear Lake13,800 acres, Natchitoches Parish
Black River and Cocodrie Lake Complex1,500 acres, Concordia Parish
Bonne Idee Bayou1,900 acres, Morehouse Parish
Bonnet Carre Spillway7,623 acres, St. Charles Parish
Brechtel Pond4 acres, Orleans Parish
Buhlow Lake265 acres, Rapides Parish
Bundick Lake1,750 acres, Beauregard Parish
Bussey Brake Lake2,200 acres, Morehouse Parish

C

Caddo Lake26,800 acres, Caddo Parish
Cane River Lake1,350 acres, Natchitoches Parish
Caney Creek Reservoir5,000 acres, Jackson Parish
Caney Lakes220 acres, Webster Parish
Catahoula Lake16,527 acres, LaSalle Parish
Chatham Lake158 acres, Jackson Parish
Cheniere Lake3,115 acres, Ouachita Parish
Chicot Lake1,642 acres, Evangeline Parish
Clear Lake and Smithport Lakes3,028 acres, De Soto Parish
Cocodrie Lake6,000 acres, Rapides Parish
Cotile Lake1,775 acres, Rapides Parish
Crooked Creek400 acres, Evangeline Parish
Cross Lake8,576 acres, Caddo Parish
Cypress Bayou Reservoir3,100 acres, Bossier Parish

D

D'Arbonne Lake15,000 acres, Union Parish
Dubuisson Lake200 acres, St. Landry Parish
Dufrene Ponds1,516 acres, Lafourche Parish

F

False River3,212 acres, Pointe Coupee Parish
Fausse Point, Dauterive and Catahoula Complex17,000 acres, Iberia Parish
Finch Lake586 acres, Union Parish
Fullerton Lake24 acres, Vernon Parish

G

Grand Bay134 acres, Concordia Parish
Grand Bayou Reservoir2,500 acres, Red River Parish
Grand Lake44,000 acres, Cameron Parish

H

Hardwater Lake513 acres, Grant Parish
Henderson Lake5,000 acres, St. Landry Parish
Hodges Garden215 acres, Sabine Parish
Horseshoe Lake (Caldwell Parish)110 acres, Caldwell Parish
Horseshoe Lake (Mer Rouge)133 acres, Morehouse Parish

I

Iatt Lake7,100 acres, Grant Parish
Indian Creek Reservoir2,250 acres, Rapides Parish
Ivan Lake520 acres, Bossier Parish

J

Jeff Lake118 acres, Avoyelles Parish
Joe W. Brown Park4 acres, Orleans Parish

K

Kepler Creek Lake1,925 acres, Bienville Parish
Kincaid Lake1,915 acres, Rapides Parish

L

Lac A'Sostien36 acres, Concordia Parish
Lake Arthur4,131 acres, Jefferson Davis Parish
Lake Bistineau17,200 acres, Webster Parish
Lake Boeuf2,000 acres, Lafourche Parish
Lake Bruin2,842 acres, Tensas Parish
Lake Cataouatche8,000 acres, St. Charles Parish
Lake Claiborne6,400 acres, Claiborne Parish
Lake Concordia1,100 acres, Concordia Parish
Lake Des Allemands12,000 acres, St. John the Baptist Parish
Lake Fields and Lake Long ComplexLafourche Parish
Lake Lafourche1,000 acres, Caldwell Parish
Lake Louis1,000 acres, Catahoula Parish
Lake Martin800 acres, St. Martin Parish
Lake Providence1,380 acres, East Carroll Parish
Lake Salvador15,000 acres, St. Charles Parish
Lake St. John2,100 acres, Concordia Parish
Lake St. Joseph1,000 acres, Tensas Parish
Lake Verret, Grassy Lake and Lake PalourdeAssumption Parish
Larto-Saline Complex8,000 acres, Catahoula Parish
Lehman Lake123 acres, LaSalle Parish
Lower Sunk Lake800 acres, Concordia Parish

M

Mill Creek Reservoir560 acres, Bienville Parish
Millers Lake1,014 acres, Evangeline Parish
Moreau Lake14 acres, Concordia Parish

N

Nantachie Lake1,580 acres, Grant Parish
New Orleans City Park114 acres, Orleans Parish

O

Old River at Raccourci4,900 acres, Pointe Coupee Parish

P

Poverty Point Reservoir2,785 acres, Richland Parish

R

Red River Bay356 acres, Avoyelles Parish
Red River Pool 510,800 acres, Caddo Parish
Rodemacher Lake3,070 acres, Rapides Parish

S

Saline Lake8,400 acres, Natchitoches Parish
Sibley Lake2,175 acres, Natchitoches Parish
Smith Bay180 acres, Avoyelles Parish
Spanish Lake1,260 acres, Iberia Parish
Spring Bayou2,718 acres, Avoyelles Parish

T

Tew Lake192 acres, Catahoula Parish
Toledo Bend Reservoir181,600 acres, Sabine Parish
Turkey Creek Lake3,845 acres, Franklin Parish

U

University Lakes275 acres, East Baton Rouge Parish

V

Vernon Lake4,200 acres, Vernon Parish

W

Wallace Lake (Catahoula Parish)262 acres, Catahoula Parish
Wallace Lake (De Soto Parish)2,300 acres, De Soto Parish
Woolen Lake240 acres, Richland Parish

Y

Yucatan Lake2,525 acres, Tensas Parish

Z

Zemurray Lake4 acres, Tangipahoa Parish

Photos

Bayou and Gulf water beside Louisiana Lakes and Reservoirs

Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana — Toledo Bend Reservoir
Photo: George Bannister, CC BY 2.0

Pearl River, Louisiana — Pearl River
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mandeville, Louisiana — Mandeville
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0

Orleans Parish, Louisiana — Orleans Parish
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0

Answers

The Louisiana lakes list, cleared up

How many Louisiana lakes have their own page here?

96. LDWF prints an average depth for 75 of them, 83 have at least one listed boat launch and 46 show hatchery stockings.

Which lake on the Louisiana list is the biggest?

Atchafalaya Basin, listed by LDWF at 833,000 acres.

Where do these lake details come from?

The LDWF Inland Waterbodies with Management Plans layer, the LDWF launch and bank-and-pier inventories, USGS and Corps gauges and the 2026 LDWF pamphlet.

How many of these lakes hold LDWF freshwater reefs?

22; LDWF maps each brush, pallet or block reef it builds, with the deployment date where printed.

Do Toledo Bend and Caddo count as Louisiana lakes?

Yes. Both straddle the Texas line; each page shows the Louisiana share of the outline and the border-water license rule.

Are Lake Pontchartrain and the coastal lakes in this list?

No; brackish lakes, bays and sounds sit on the Louisiana coast pages instead.

Why is a lake name shown without a link?

Lake pages go live in batches; the link switches on when that page is released.

Is maximum depth printed?

No. LDWF publishes an average depth for many waters but no maximum, so none is shown.

Rules, records and directories to pair with the Louisiana lakes list

Every Louisiana water, A to Zlakes, coast, bayous, parishes, towns and fish on one list
Louisiana licenses and limitsfees, who is exempt, the freshwater table
Saltwater rulesinshore, reef fish, pelagics and sharks
Water-body exceptionslakes and basins with their own limits
Texas border watersToledo Bend, Caddo and the Sabine
Free Fishing Weekendthe June weekend with no license needed
LOWA state recordsrod and reel and fly records, fresh and salt
LDWF stockingFlorida bass and the other hatchery releases
Water levelsUSGS gauges, Corps pools and NOAA tide stations
The Louisiana coastbays, sounds, passes and the delta
Artificial reefsinshore, nearshore and offshore reef sites
Natural and Scenic Riversprotected stream segments
Get Out & Fish! pondscommunity ponds with winter trout and fall catfish
Boat launchesLDWF-listed launches by parish
Piers and bank fishingLDWF piers and bank sites
Bait shopstackle stores and marinas in five map groups
Guides and charterscaptains and guides by parish
Tournamentstrail schedules and results
Protected fishsturgeon, sawfish and the other no-take species

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