Kepler Lake
Encyclopedia
Kepler Lake is a reservoir
located in Northwest Louisiana, USA
. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from Castor
, 4 miles (6.4 km) from Jamestown
, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Bienville
and about 12 miles (19.3 km) from Gibsland
, Louisiana. It is an open lake available for fishing and boating. Kepler's spillway drains into Black Lake Bayou
which drains into Black Lake (Louisiana)
in Natchitoches Parish. Piney Woods Road is the only road that crosses Kepler. Keplers Spillway is located on the south side of the lake. Kepler has several boat launches and landings that are used for camping. Construction of the spillway was completed in 1958.
Kepler is home to a variety of wildlife ranging from Alligators, bass, bream, perch, gar, and most notably its catfish
.
Kepler has many houses on its banks. People who live around Kepler Lake are referred to as the Kepler Lake Community. The Kepler Lake Community have Jamestown
addresses and ZIP Code
s but Castor
phone numbers and live within the Castor
School District.
. At the main boat launch—near the spillway—you can see across the entire of the lake to the white-concrete Piney Woods road bridge. Channels have been cut into Kepler Lake to ensure boaters don't run their boats onto stumps—in the past 20 years there's been extensive draining of Kepler just to remove the stumps—the stumps are not as much a threat as they once were.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
located in Northwest Louisiana, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is about 5 miles (8 km) from Castor
Castor, Louisiana
Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1900. The name "Castor" refers to the genus Castoridae beaver....
, 4 miles (6.4 km) from Jamestown
Jamestown, Louisiana
Jamestown is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 149 at the 2000 census.Lee Smith, a retired professional baseball player, was born there in 1957.Enoch T...
, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Bienville
Bienville, Louisiana
Bienville is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.There are seven cemeteries located near the village....
and about 12 miles (19.3 km) from Gibsland
Gibsland, Louisiana
Gibsland is a town in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Conveniently near Interstate 20 and less than an hour from both Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana, Gibsland offers small town living with access to urban amenities...
, Louisiana. It is an open lake available for fishing and boating. Kepler's spillway drains into Black Lake Bayou
Black Lake Bayou
Black Lake Bayou is a waterway in northwest Louisiana, USA, that extends from north of Gibsland and travels south to Clarence. The watershed covers much of northwest Louisiana. The bayou meanders its way through Claiborne Parish, Webster, Bienville, Red River and Natchitoches parishes...
which drains into Black Lake (Louisiana)
Black Lake (Louisiana)
Black Lake is a reservoir located between Creston and Campti in northern Louisiana. Water feeds into Black Lake from Black Lake Bayou, a watershed that extends from north of Gibsland in Bienville Parish and south to Clarence in Natchitoches Parish. through the parishes of Claiborne, Webster,...
in Natchitoches Parish. Piney Woods Road is the only road that crosses Kepler. Keplers Spillway is located on the south side of the lake. Kepler has several boat launches and landings that are used for camping. Construction of the spillway was completed in 1958.
Kepler is home to a variety of wildlife ranging from Alligators, bass, bream, perch, gar, and most notably its catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
.
Kepler has many houses on its banks. People who live around Kepler Lake are referred to as the Kepler Lake Community. The Kepler Lake Community have Jamestown
Jamestown, Louisiana
Jamestown is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 149 at the 2000 census.Lee Smith, a retired professional baseball player, was born there in 1957.Enoch T...
addresses and ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
s but Castor
Castor, Louisiana
Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1900. The name "Castor" refers to the genus Castoridae beaver....
phone numbers and live within the Castor
Castor, Louisiana
Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1900. The name "Castor" refers to the genus Castoridae beaver....
School District.
Landscape
Kepler Lake is small in comparison to other lakes in LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. At the main boat launch—near the spillway—you can see across the entire of the lake to the white-concrete Piney Woods road bridge. Channels have been cut into Kepler Lake to ensure boaters don't run their boats onto stumps—in the past 20 years there's been extensive draining of Kepler just to remove the stumps—the stumps are not as much a threat as they once were.