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Anacoco Lake, also known as Anacoco Reservoir, is a man-made lake in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, 10 miles (16 km) west of Leesville, Louisiana.The lake was created in 1951, the result of impounding Anacoco Creek, Caney Creek, Prairie Creek, and Sandy Creek, for the purpose of water supply and recreation.
man-made 66 Kerr Lake: North Carolina–Virginia: 78 sq mi 202 km 2: man-made 67 Calcasieu Lake: Louisiana: 77 sq mi 199 km 2: natural 68 Lake Murray: South Carolina: 75 sq mi 194 km 2: man-made 69 Grand Lake o' the Cherokees: Oklahoma: 73 sq mi 189 km 2: man-made 69 Lake Koocanusa: British Columbia–Montana: 73 sq mi 189 km 2: man-made 71 ...
Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of 15,250 acres (62 km 2). The lake was first conceived in 1957. The 2,450 feet (750 m) long concrete dam was built in 1961 by the Louisiana Department of Public Works and the resulting lake took shape by 1963 behind the 54 feet (16 m) tall dam.
Lake Claiborne is a reservoir located near the town of Homer, Louisiana, United States. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of 6,400 acres (26 km 2). [1] Lake Claiborne State Park, a Louisiana state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on southern shore of the lake. The ...
Vernon Lake is a man-made lake in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. In 1963, Vernon Lake was created by the impounding of Anacoco Creek (Anacoco Bayou), creating a 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) lake for the purpose of water supply and recreation. The lake is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Leesville, and 8 miles (13 km) north of Anacoco Lake.
Lake Pontchartrain from southbound causeway entrance Lake Pontchartrain's north shore at Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, Louisiana, in 2004. Lake Pontchartrain (/ ˈ p ɒ n tʃ ə t r eɪ n / PON-chə-trayn; [1] French: Lac Pontchartrain) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.
Toledo Bend straddles the Louisiana and Texas border west of Many.. Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of 185,000 acres (750 km 2), the largest man-made body of water partially in both Louisiana and Texas, the largest in the South, and the fifth largest by surface acre in the United States.
Chicot State Park is located near Ville Platte, Louisiana. This wildlife reserve of South Central Louisiana features 6,400 acres (26 km 2) [1] of rolling hills surrounding a 2,000-acre (8 km 2) man-made lake [5] stocked with bass, crappie (sac-au-lait), bluegill, and red-ear sunfish. Chicot Park offers fishing boat rentals, pavilions, barbecue ...