Lake D'Arbonne

Lake D’Arbonne is a reservoir located near and around the town of Farmerville in Union Parish in north Louisiana. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of 15,250 acres (62 km2). The lake was first conceived in 1957. The 2450-feet 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 tall dam. Lake D’Arbonne State Park, a state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on the lake.

Lake D’Arbonne
Lake D’Arbonne
Lake D’Arbonne
LocationUnion Parish, near Farmerville, Louisiana
Coordinates32°45′41″N 92°25′26″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area15,250 acres (62 km2)
References[1]

State Senator B. R. Patton, State Representative T. T. Fields, landowner Alvin Green (born 1924) of Bernice, and Fred Preaus, a Farmerville automobile and timber businessman who served as state highway director in the administration of Governor Robert F. Kennon, worked to make the lake a reality.[2]

The Louisiana State Highway 33 bridge atop Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville is named for James Peyton Smith, the state representative from Union and Morehouse parishes from 1964 to 1972.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake D'Arbonne
  2. "In the Beginning". Lake D'Arbonne Life. January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. "Greg Hilburn, State honors the late Rep. Smith with bridge renaming, September 12, 2013". The Monroe News-Star. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.



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