PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 01-Jul-2026
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: East Sabine Lake Hydrologic Restoration |
| PRIORITY LIST: 10 | PROJECT NO: 1011 | CWPPRA NO: CS-32 | DNR NO: CS-32 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Hydrologic Restoration | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 225 |
| REGION: 4 | BASIN: Calcasieu/Sabine | PARISH: Cameron |
| LEAD AGENCY: FWS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 17-Jul-2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 04-Aug-2004 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 01-Dec-2004 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 11-Aug-2009 | ( Actual ) | ||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 10-Jan-2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: | 12-Nov-2003 | ( Actual ) |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 3 | Charles W. Boustany |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 25 | Dan "Blade" Morrish |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 36 | Chuck Kleckley |
Point of Contact:
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
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Darryl Clark Senior Field Biologist 200 Dulles Dr. Lafayette, LA 70506 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 01-Jul-2026
East Sabine Lake Hydrologic Restoration
PROJECT LOCATION:
The project is located in Cameron Parish in the western portion of Sabine National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent land. It is bounded by Black Bayou to the north, East Fork of Black Bayou and Burton-Sutton Canal to the east, the Starks South Canal to the south and the eastern shoreline of Sabine Lake to the west.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Marsh conversion to shallow open water has occurred in the western portion of the Sabine NWR project area due to higher salinity events caused by large navigation channels (i.e., Sabine-Neches Waterway, GIWW). The project goals are to: 1) Reduce excessive elevated salinities within fresh and intermediate marshes and encourage submerged aquatic vegetation development; 2) restore altered hydrology and reduce excessive tidal flow to represent a more historic water flow, 3) reduce Sabine Lake shoreline erosion at Willow Bayou, and 4) Reduce the turbidity of open water areas, provide more marsh edge, and restore and protect marsh through vegetated earthen terraces. The project includes the following components: 1) Install a 40-foot wide rock weir in Pines Ridge Bayou, 2) Install three 24-inch-diameter culverts with sluice gates at Bridge Bayou and Grey's Ditch; 3) Install 3,000 linear feet of segmented rock breakwaters with gaps at the Sabine Lake shoreline north of Willow Bayou; 4) Install a rock weir at the opening near the SE Section 16 and Starks South Canal, 5) and install approximately 221,000 feet (42 miles) of vegetated earthen terraces in large shallow open water areas in and south of Greens Lake. Proposed fixed crest weirs with boat bays originally planned for Right Prong of Black, Green's, Three, and Willow Bayous were eliminated from the project plans because hydrodynamic modeling results predicted the structures would have very little effects in reducing project area salinities.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: )
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $6,041,828 , which includes $4,549,196 for construction first costs, and $240,049 and $1,252,583 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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