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Lake Claiborne is located only five miles from Homer, Louisiana. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created this 6,400-acre reservoir by impounding a small tributary of the D'Arbonne River in 1970 with the Claiborne Dam and Lock.

The reservoir, which is fairly isolated, was originally created for navigation and water management.

Lake Claiborne is a very popular vacation destination for people who love fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, water skiing, camping, and bird watching.

It is called Louisiana’s "Most Scenic Lake." The waters are stocked with largemouth bass, catfish, bluegill, crappie, hybrid stripers, chain pickerel, and walleye, and some of the largest Louisiana striped bass have been caught in the lake.

There are many boathouses with a fishing pier around the lake and two boat ramps.

Lake Claiborne
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