Bayou Bodcau Reservoir, Louisiana (LA), United States
Facts & Statistics
Place Name
Bayou Bodcau Reservoir
Pronunciation
BEI-yoo BAHD-ko
Place Status (Type)
parish
Location
Webster parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
Latitude
32°42'N
Longitude
93°31'W
Bayou Bodcau Reservoir
(BEI-yoo BAHD-ko), on
Bossier/Webster parish border, NW La., on the Bayou Bodcau,
25 mi/40 km NE of Shreveport;
c.20 mi/32 km long; 32°42'N 93°31'W. Max.
capacity 1,197,700 acre-ft. Extends N to Ark. border and L. Etling
reservoir (Ark.). Formed by Bayou Bodcau Dam
(70 ft/21 m high; earth-construction), built
(1949) flood control. Pool generally kept dry.
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