Sibley Lake Dam is a dam in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish (french: Paroisse des Natchitoches or ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,566. The parish seat is Natchitoches. The parish was formed in 1805.
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History
The earthen dam was constructed in 1962 with a height of 36 feet and a length at its crest of 6520 feet. It impounds the Youngs Bayou for municipal water supply for the city of
Natchitoches. The dam is owned and operated by the city and local Water Works District Number One. Both lake and dam are named for an early settler and Indian agent in the area, Dr. John Sibley.
The reservoir it creates, Sibley Lake, has a water surface of 3.4 square miles, a shoreline of about 38 linear miles, and a maximum capacity of 56,700
acre-feet
The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows.
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. The natural wetlands on this site known as Lac Terre Noir was drained in the early twentieth century, then re-developed as a reservoir and water source. Recreation on the lake, including hunting, boating, camping, and fishing (for white crappie, channel catfish and largemouth bass) requires an annual permit from the city.
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References
External links
map of Sibley Lake
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Dams in Louisiana
Reservoirs in Louisiana
United States local public utility dams
Buildings and structures in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Dams completed in 1962
Bodies of water of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana