Lake D’Arbonne 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 and around the town of
Farmerville in
Union Parish
Union Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. The parish seat is Farmerville. The parish was created on Ma ...
in north
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 ...
. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of . The lake was first conceived in 1957. The long concrete dam was built in 1961 by the Louisiana Department of Public Works and the resulting lake took shape by 1963 behind the tall dam. Lake D’Arbonne State Park, a state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on the lake.
The
Louisiana State Highway 33
Louisiana Highway 33 (LA 33) is a state highway located in northern Louisiana. It runs in a southwest to northeast direction from U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) in Ruston to the Arkansas state line north of Marion.
The route begins east of ...
bridge atop Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville is named for
James Peyton Smith
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
, the state representative from Union and
Morehouse parishes from 1964 to 1972.
References
External links
Lake D’Arbonne State Park
Reservoirs in Louisiana
Bodies of water of Union Parish, Louisiana
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