Cross Lake Dam and Spillway
Dam in Caddo County, Louisiana · Cross Bayou · forms Cross Lake
Height
50 ft
15 m (NID height)
Length
8,100 ft
2,469 m
Completed
1925
Cross Lake today
169.93 ft
7 days ▼ 0.14 ft
Normal storage
83,678 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 50 ft
- Owner
- City of Shreveport (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 215,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8,768 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 32 ft
- Drainage area
- 253 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 216 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Fort Worth District
- Also known as
- Cross Lake
- NID ID
- LA00346
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID LA00346 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.