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2015 Map of Bay Batiste

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Bay Batiste
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bay Batiste and the surrounding marshlands of Plaquemines Parish dominate this 2015 coastal survey, revealing a landscape defined by an intricate network of natural waterways and industrial alterations. The map illustrates the specialized infrastructure of the Louisiana wetlands, specifically the Freeport Sulphur Company Canal and Robinson Canal in the east, which point to the region's history of mineral extraction and transport.

The settlement at Grande Ecaille sits on the edge of Lake Grand Ecaille, positioned within a fragile geography of bayous such as Two Sisters Bayou and Bayou Dulac. These watercourses, along with Rattlesnake Bayou and Lost Bayou, carve through the wetlands toward the open waters of Barataria Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Local features like Big Island and Bayou Grande Cheniere provide key landmarks for understanding the shifting shoreline and the hydrological patterns of the Mississippi River delta region at this moment in time.