Black Lake

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Originally Posted by swglenn

My neighbor fished the Salt Ditch today and said they saw a crane working in Black Lake. They are starting the levee that will seal off about a third of the lake and fill it with ship channel dredge spoil. There was an article about it in the LC paper last year. They also didn't catch anything.

Not familiar with the Black Lake area other than its location on a map and was interested in the effects of the spoil dumping to rebuild the marsh. What part of the lake is proposed for the dumping? What are the depths of this lake? Don't hear of any reports from Black Lake or areas related to it. Is the Salt Ditch you referenced also known as "Alkali Ditch" and how deep is the ditch itself? How will the deposit of the spoil affect the main arteries accessing Black Lake...will this silt these canals restricting access to Black Lake itself or will the Corps also dredge some of the main channels leading to the lake? Just curious if anyone has any feedback on what this could mean for fishing, hunting or rebuilding the areas near there as well as any effects on the fishing in Big Lake itself and the surrounding area such as the ship channel from this project.