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Louisiana Lakes With Gizzard Shad

19 counted Louisiana lakes list Gizzard Shad in Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries records. The largest is Toledo Bend Reservoir at 181,600 acres. The deepest of them is Toledo Bend Reservoir at 110 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Toledo Bend Reservoir	Sabine	181,600 acres	110 ft
2	Lake Iatt	Grant	6,603 acres	19 ft
3	Cocodrie Lake	Evangeline	6,100 acres	12 ft
4	False River	Pointe Coupee	3,212 acres	65 ft
5	Turkey Creek Lake	Franklin	3,080 acres	22 ft
6	Lake Rodemacher	Rapides	2,938 acres	25 ft
7	Anacoco Lake	Vernon	2,199 acres	35 ft
8	Kincaid Reservoir	Rapides	1,789 acres	22 ft
9	Cotile Lake	Rapides	1,604 acres	28 ft
10	Bundick Lake	Beauregard	1,450 acres	24 ft
11	Nantachie Lake	Grant	1,424 acres	17 ft
12	Lake Providence	East Carroll	1,380 acres	37 ft
13	Lake Chicot	Evangeline	1,159 acres	16 ft
14	Lake Concordia	Concordia	1,026 acres	50 ft
15	Hardwater Lake	Grant	511 acres	11 ft
16	Black Bayou Reservoir	Bossier	170 acres	22 ft
17	Lake Martin	Ascension	42 acres	12 ft
18	Vernon Lake	Vernon	6 acres	53 ft
19	Spring Lake	Claiborne	2 acres	12 ft

Source: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.