2018 Map of Black Bay South

About this map

Lonesome Island and Stone Island stand as isolated landmarks within the expansive aquatic landscape of Plaquemines Parish in the late 2010s. This survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents a region almost entirely defined by its complex hydrography, where the distinction between land and water is perpetually fluid. The map reveals an intricate network of coastal features, including Bel Pass Bayou and the narrow passage of Bel La Pass, which serve as vital connectors between the larger bodies of Black Bay and California Bay. The nomenclature of the area, featuring names like Whiskey Bay and Bay Gardene, reflects the long history of coastal navigation and resource use in southern Louisiana. Points of land such as Curfew Point and Telegraph Point provide the only terrestrial references in a maritime environment dominated by open water and tidal passes.