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Lake Claiborne

Lake Claiborne

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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 km2).[2] Lake Claiborne State Park, a Louisiana state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on southern shore of the lake. The state park also offers two world class disc golf courses.

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The lake was created by the construction of Clairborne Lock and Dam by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1970. The lock is for water management and navigation; no hydroelectric power is produced here.[3] The dam was built during the terms of Governors Jimmie Davis and John McKeithen.[4]

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    "Lake Claiborne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 15, 2021.
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    Office of State Parks - Teacher's Guide. Louisiana State Parks. 2002.
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    Lake Claiborne spillway sign at Lake Claiborne, Louisiana Dept of Public Works



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