The Flood Control Act approved July 3, 1958 authorized Dierks Dam for construction. The project was designed by the Tulsa District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and constructed under their supervision. Construction of the project was started in June 1968 and embankment closure was made in May 1975. The dam is an earthen structure 48 feet (15 m) high.
Purposeedit
The purposes of Dierks Lake are: flood control on the Saline River, recreation, water supply, and fish and wildlife conservation. As a part of the Little River Basin System the lake offers a high degree of flood protection to large areas of land both in the Little River Basin and the flood plain along the Red River.
Recreation on the lake is very popular. The 1,360-acre (6 km2) lake provides and enjoyable experience for the boating enthusiast. Dierks Lake is known for its wonderful bass and crappie fishing. It is also a great place for swimming and skiing. Fishing provides many hours of enjoyment for the visitors at Dierks Lake. The species most actively sought are: smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and the various species of sunfish. Most of the species found in the lake are also found in the downstream area. Picnicking areas are available at many of the sites on Dierks Lake. There are 4 reservable picnic areas, which are great for family reunions or holidays. The picnic shelters are lighted and equipped with barbecue grills and electricity. These shelters are located at Jefferson Ridge, Horseshoe Bend, and Dierks Overlook.
dierks, lake, reservoir, miles, down, saline, river, from, dierks, arkansas, locationhoward, sevier, counties, arkansas, united, statescoordinates34, 1652, 0977, 1652, 0977typereservoirprimary, inflowssaline, riverprimary, outflowssaline, riverbasin, countries. Dierks Lake is a reservoir 56 miles 90 km down the Saline River and 5 mi 8 km from Dierks Arkansas Dierks LakeDierks LakeLocationHoward Sevier counties Arkansas United StatesCoordinates34 09 55 N 94 05 52 W 34 1652 N 94 0977 W 34 1652 94 0977TypereservoirPrimary inflowsSaline RiverPrimary outflowsSaline RiverBasin countriesUnited States Contents 1 Construction 2 Purpose 3 See also 4 SourcesConstruction editThe Flood Control Act approved July 3 1958 authorized Dierks Dam for construction The project was designed by the Tulsa District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and constructed under their supervision Construction of the project was started in June 1968 and embankment closure was made in May 1975 The dam is an earthen structure 48 feet 15 m high Purpose editThe purposes of Dierks Lake are flood control on the Saline River recreation water supply and fish and wildlife conservation As a part of the Little River Basin System the lake offers a high degree of flood protection to large areas of land both in the Little River Basin and the flood plain along the Red River Recreation on the lake is very popular The 1 360 acre 6 km2 lake provides and enjoyable experience for the boating enthusiast Dierks Lake is known for its wonderful bass and crappie fishing It is also a great place for swimming and skiing Fishing provides many hours of enjoyment for the visitors at Dierks Lake The species most actively sought are smallmouth bass largemouth bass spotted bass crappie channel catfish flathead catfish and the various species of sunfish Most of the species found in the lake are also found in the downstream area Picnicking areas are available at many of the sites on Dierks Lake There are 4 reservable picnic areas which are great for family reunions or holidays The picnic shelters are lighted and equipped with barbecue grills and electricity These shelters are located at Jefferson Ridge Horseshoe Bend and Dierks Overlook See also editList of Arkansas dams and reservoirsSources edithttp webarchive loc gov all 20090620214703 http www swl usace army mil parks dierks damandlake htm http webarchive loc gov all 20090620214748 http www swl usace army mil parks dierks recreation htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dierks Lake amp oldid 1172302354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
