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1 I I 0 c> I N """"' C('l I 0 I I I I I I J I I I I I I I IV. OTIlER MAJOR PLANNING STUDIES Several of the States of the Arkansas-Wbite-Red Region have summarized studies pertaining to water and related land resources that have been made, or are on-going or scheduled which are important to the assessment of water resources in the Region. Data relating to other major planning studies as submitted by representatives of the States follow. ARKANSAS Other major planning studies in Arkansas are listed and described in the following: Corps of Engineers Studies (Level C) 1. Bayou Dorcheat - Arkansas and Louisiana. Bayou Dorcheat rises in Nevada County in Arkansas and flows in a southerly direction through Nevada, Lafayette, and Columbia Counties in Arkansas and then through Webster Parrish in Louisiana. Bayou Dorcheat discharges into Lake Bistineau. Loggy Bayou, the outlet for Lake Bistineau, flows through Bossier and Red River Parishes to enter the Red River. The drainage area above Lake Bistineau is 1173 square miles. The area is almost entirely rural in character, containing only a few small towns and numerous remote communities. Industrial and commercial activity within the area have expanded in recent years, but not at a fast enough rate to keep up with natural growth. This has resulted in net out migration from the region over a long period. The economy of the area is based upon petroleum and gas production, lumbering and associated activities, ordinance production and small scale agricultural pursuits. Industry in the area is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and Minden and Springhill, La. The following table contains pertinent population data for the period 1950-1970. 100