Article: CLEAR-SMITHPORT LAKE TO UNDERGO SECOND DRAWDOWN

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued the following press release:

The second in a series of drawdowns of Clear-Smithport Lake, recommended by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Division, will begin on June 16, 2008. Inland Fisheries biologists reported positive results after last summer's drawdown and a second drawdown should further improve the lake's ecosystem.

Clear-Smithport Lake, which encompasses 2950 acres in DeSoto Parish, has historically had problems with heavy infestations of water hyacinth, alligator weed and submerged aquatic vegetation. Over the years these plants, along with leaf litter from the cypress canopy, have ...

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