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1993 Map of Bay Ronquille

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Bay Ronquille
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Industrial activity and coastal erosion patterns intersect at Lake Washington and Bay Ronquille in this late-twentieth-century study of the Plaquemines Parish shoreline. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of man-made features, including an Elevated Pipeline and numerous Platforms that mark the intensive resource extraction typical of the region. Navigational markers like Quatre 2 Light at Quatre Bayou Pass guide traffic through the shifting barrier islands and bays.

The transition of the delta is visible in the fragmented Grand Terre Islands and the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico to interior water bodies like Lake Grande Ecaille. Significant petroleum infrastructure is evident at the Gas Field near Lake Robinson, where a dense system of Canals and Pipelines has been cut through the marsh. This map serves as a technical record of the engineering required to maintain coastal industry amidst the encroaching tide at Point Cheniere Ronquille.