Enid Lake

Enid Lake
Enid Lake, 2012
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Location	Yalobusha / Panola / Lafayette counties, Mississippi, US
Coordinates	34°08′56″N 089°54′22″W
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	266 ft (81 m)
Settlements	Enid

Enid Lake is a lake that is located mostly in Yalobusha County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Parts of it extend into Panola and Lafayette counties. Common fish species include crappie, largemouth bass, catfish and bream. Enid Lake holds the world record for white crappie at 5 lbs 3 oz (2.35 kg),^[1] and holds the Mississippi state record for shortnose gar at 5.83 lb (2.64 kg), as well as the state record for spotted gar at 8.1 lb (3.7 kg).^[a][2]

Enid Dam is an earthen dam across the Yocona River. The dam is 110 ft (34 m) high and 8,400 ft (2,600 m) long at its crest. The structure was completed in 1952, for flood control and recreation, as a project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The lake (conservation pool) has a surface area of 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) and a storage of 57,600 acre-foot (71,000,000 m³).^[3]

See also

• George P. Cossar State Park
• Tailrace fishing

Notes

1. Both state records were caught in the Enid spillway, part of the Enid Dam, technically a different body of water than the lake, itself.^[2]

References

1. "IGFA World Records". IGFA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
2. "Fishing & Boating". Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
3. "Enid Lake History". US Army Corps of Engineers: Vicksburg District. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enid Lake
• US Army Corps Of Engineers: Enid Lake Welcome
• North Mississippi Fish Hatchery