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2015 Map of Bayou Cocodrie

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Greenwood sits at the northern edge of this coastal landscape, where the terrestrial infrastructure of southern Louisiana meets the expansive wetlands of Terrebonne Parish. The area is defined by a dense network of natural and engineered waterways, most notably the Intracoastal Waterway slicing diagonally across the marsh. Navigation and drainage are central to the local geography, seen in the convergence of the Copasaw Canal, Huth Canal, and the Ringo Cocke Canal.

Natural drainage systems like Bayou Cocodrie and Saint Paul Bayou weave through the low-lying terrain, feeding into larger bodies such as Lake Hackberry. The map details the transition from the residential pockets along Red Robin Rd and Milton Ln to the vast, open reaches of Bayou Penchant in the southwest. This 2015 survey illustrates how the modern petroleum and maritime industries rely on these deep-water channels and bayous to navigate the fragile coastal environment.