Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Water Resources of Sabine Parish, Louisiana
The highest point in the parish, having an altitude of 480 feet, is south of the Wold and a short distance west of the sabine-vernon Parish boundary near Hornbeck.
The Sabine River has trenched a meandering course in a flood plain that ranges in width from 1 to 5 miles. Many meander scars Show that the river has occupied various channels as it migrated back and forth across the plain. Flood plains of the principal tributary streams are bordered discontinuo-usly by terraces which are. Erosional remnants of older and higher flood plains.
Drainage There are no large lakes - in Sabine Parish, but severalsmall lakes and ponds are in the central part of the parish. The largest is Loring Lake which has a water surface area of approximately square mile, or 64 acres at its normal stage. Loring Lake was. Formed artificially. For watering of steam engines by the Kansas City Southern Railroad.
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