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1973 Map of Black Bay North

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Black Bay North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Lake Calebasse and the surrounding marshlands of southeastern Louisiana define this 1973 orthophotomap, showing a landscape shaped by water and industry. Situated along the boundary of St. Bernard Parish and Plaquemines Parish, the region is a complex network of bays, bayous, and islands. Industrial footprints are prominent across the wetlands, with the North Black Bay Oil and Gas Field and Lake Campo Gas Field indicating the heavy extraction activity of the era.

Extensive water bodies like Lake Jean Louis Robin and Lake of Second Trees are interspersed with smaller features such as Bottle Lagoon and Pumpkin Bay. Named landforms including Grise Bourbe Island and Gallega Island provide rare footing in the deltaic environment. A network of man-made features, including a pipeline and numerous oil wells, cuts through the natural drainage of Bayou Grande and Bayou Palo.