Bayou Darbonne Dam and Reservoir
Dam in Union County, Louisiana · Bayou Darbonne · forms Bayou Darbonne Lake
Height
54 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
2,450 ft
747 m
Completed
1961
Bayou Darbonne Lake today
78.81 ft
7 days ▼ 0.13 ft
Normal storage
130,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:45 PM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 54 ft
- Owner
- Bayou DArbonne Watershed District (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 240,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 15,250 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 51 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,585 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 799 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Vicksburg District
- Also known as
- T.T. Fields Dam and Spillway
- NID ID
- LA00015
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID LA00015 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.