Welcome to Caddo Lake Dam
Caddo Lake is a 25,400 acre lake and wetland located on the border between
Texas and Louisiana. It is an internationally protected wetland under the RAMSAR
treaty and is the largest natural fresh water lake in the South. It
has the largest Cypress forest in the world. The current dam was constructed
as a modification to provide for navigation, water supply, recreation, commercial
fishing, preservation of existing land values and flood control. Caddo
Lake Dam was completed and began impounding water in June 1971. ![parking lot](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090109022923im_/http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/lakes/LA/Caddo/images/main_body_clip_image002.jpg)
The Recreation opportunities for visitors
at Caddo Lake are numerous thanks to the many privately owned recreational
businesses such as restaurants, site seeing tours, and marinas. Additionally
several Louisiana parishes operate parks on the lake as well as the State
of Texas. The Corps of Engineers operates a day use recreation area located
just below Caddo Lake Dam near the outlet channel.
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