Talk:Caddo Lake

Preservation Efforts
The citation #7 needs a source. Here is a link with some information: https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Judge-blocks-Marshall-sale-of-Caddo-Lake-water-to-8917034.php But if an editor has a subscription to newspaper archives or Westlaw they could find better sourcing. --HeatherTheHomeEditor (talk) 19:32, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

The Tar Island link in the inset box links to a Tar Island in the St Lawrence River. Not the Tar Island in Caddo Lake.

Origin of the Lake
"According to Caddo legend, the lake was formed by the 1811 New Madrid Earthquake" vs "Caddo was first seen by Europeans in the 16th century" needs some clarification, I think. Kar98 18:08, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Also the part about the lake having been "utilized by Native Americans for thousands of years". so it was either 1812, the 1500s, or before the birth of Christ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.95.216.202 (talk) 17:49, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Map of Caddo lake
Could a map be shown that shoes exactly where Caddo lake is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nationalism (talk • contribs) 23:34, 16 November 2007 Done, see the pushpin map.Are1718 (talk) 15:51, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

Not the only natural lake
"It used to be Texas' only natural lake until it was artificially dammed in the 1900s." This "Texas's only natural lake" claim is very common, for some bizarre reason, since it is obviously wrong; what about Green Lake, Clear Lake, Eagle Lake (which lacks a Wikipedia article for some reason), and Big Lake - all of which are natural lakes in Texas?

I am changing the sentence to "Caddo is one of Texas's few natural lakes; however, it was artificially altered by the addition of a dam in the 1900s". If you don't like this wording, please change it, but don't reintroduce the BS claim about "Texas's only natural lake". The claim is common, even in books written by people who really ought to know better, but I have no idea where this nonsense came from originally; it's clearly been copied over and over without actually checking. Vultur (talk) 03:23, 16 November 2009 (UTC)


 * This may, at least, explain the continuation of this falsehood: it's found on the official TPWD page for Caddo Lake State Park! Sigh... Vultur (talk) 04:05, 28 September 2010 (UTC)