﻿special 
  Report 
  No. 
  2. 
  

   THE 
  SHREVEPORT 
  AREA 
  

  

  BY 
  

  

  Arthur 
  C. 
  Veatch 
  

  

  CONTENTS 
  

   Introduction 
  

   Present 
  Topography 
  and 
  Drainage 
  

   Red 
  River 
  

  

  Page 
  Page 
  

  

  Locatio7i 
  of 
  area 
  152 
  Width 
  of 
  chaiinel 
  153 
  

  

  Slope 
  from 
  river 
  152 
  Slope 
  of 
  7^iver 
  154 
  

  

  SMAi,tER 
  Streams 
  of 
  The 
  Vauey 
  

  

  Black 
  bay 
  021 
  155 
  Sterli7ig 
  and 
  Irishman' 
  s 
  

  

  Black 
  lake 
  bayou 
  155 
  bayou 
  156 
  

  

  Red 
  and 
  Old 
  red 
  bayous 
  •• 
  ■ 
  • 
  155 
  Cottonwood 
  bayou 
  156 
  

  

  Elmer'' 
  s 
  bayou 
  155 
  Trinity 
  bayou 
  156 
  

  

  Dooley's 
  bayou 
  156 
  Twelve 
  mile 
  bayou 
  156 
  

  

  Cowhide 
  and 
  Horseshoe 
  bayou\^6 
  Cross 
  bayou 
  157 
  

  

  Peach 
  Orchard 
  bayou 
  156 
  Old 
  outlets 
  071 
  the 
  east 
  ba7ik. 
  . 
  157 
  

  

  Posto7i' 
  s 
  bayo7i 
  157 
  

  

  Artificial 
  Channels 
  

  

  SewelV 
  s 
  canal 
  158 
  Other 
  ca7ials 
  158 
  

  

  Hervey' 
  s 
  canal 
  157 
  

  

  Lakes 
  

  

  Cross 
  lake 
  158 
  Clear 
  lake 
  159 
  

  

  Sodo 
  lake 
  • 
  ■ 
  158 
  ChefteVs 
  lake 
  159 
  

  

  Ferry 
  lake 
  159 
  Smaller 
  lakes 
  159 
  

  

  The 
  Great 
  Raft 
  

  

  Origin 
  and 
  Originai. 
  Extent 
  

  

  Original 
  extent 
  160 
  For7natio7i 
  of 
  outlet 
  bayous. 
  .161 
  

  

  Origi7i 
  1 
  60 
  

  

  Growth 
  and 
  Decay 
  of 
  The 
  Raft 
  

  

  Man7ier 
  of 
  growth 
  161 
  Retreat 
  of 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  the 
  raft. 
  163 
  

  

  