Enid Lake
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 89 ° 49 ′ 12 ″ W | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earth dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | -1952 | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 81 m | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 2560.32 m | ||||||||
| Operator: | Department of Defense ; US Army Corps of Engineers | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 24.7 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 22.53 km | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 1455 km² | ||||||||
The Enid Lake is a reservoir of Yocona River in the northern US state of Mississippi .
Most of it lies in Yalobusha County (smaller parts of the north bank are in Panola and Lafayette Counties ) and is one of four reservoirs built by the US Army Corps of Engineers to regulate the water level in the Yazoo River basin . The dam is located approximately 2.5 km northeast of Enid in neighboring Tallahatchie County .
Completion took place in 1952. The reservoir is part of the Mississippi River Basin Flood Control Project , which was created based on experiences from the 1927 floods.
George Payne Cossar State Park is on the shores of Enid Lake .
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