2020 Map of Black Lake

About this map

The boundary between Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish bisects this coastal marshland, where the waters of Black Lake dominate the southern landscape. This modern survey illustrates the complex relationship between natural hydrology and industrial engineering in the Louisiana wetlands, featuring the prominent Intracoastal Waterway cutting a straight horizontal path across the terrain. To the north, the landscape is defined by sprawling wetlands like the Clear Marais and winding waterways including Bayou Choupiqué. Local genealogy is anchored by family-named landmarks such as Moss Cem and Landry Cem, located near the roads that serve the scattered homesteads north of the marshes. The presence of the Alkali Ditch and Brown Lake in the southeast corner further suggests the specialized water management and drainage systems characteristic of the Gulf Coast's low-lying parishes.