Lake Claiborne is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located near the town of
Homer, Louisiana
Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. Named for the Greek poet Homer, the town was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present-day brick courthouse, built ...
, United States. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of .
Lake Claiborne State Park
Lake Claiborne State Park is a recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is in size. The park provides access to scenic Lake Claiborne, a man-made water body formed by damming Bayou D ...
, a
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on southern shore of the lake. The state park also offers two world class disc golf courses.
The lake was created by the construction of Clairborne Lock and Dam by the
in 1970. The lock is for water management and navigation; no hydroelectric power is produced here. The dam was built during the terms of
Governors
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Jimmie Davis
James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American politician, singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs. Davis was elected for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964 as the ...
and
John McKeithen
John Julian McKeithen (May 28, 1918 – June 4, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of Louisiana from 1964 to 1972.
Early life
McKeithen was born in Grayson, Louisiana on May 28, 1918. His father was a ...
.
[Lake Claiborne spillway sign at Lake Claiborne, Louisiana Dept of Public Works]
References
External links
Lake Claiborne State Park
Claiborne, Lake
Bodies of water of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Dams in Louisiana
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
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