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2018 Map of Butte La Rose

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Butte La Rose
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway dominates this part of Saint Martin and Iberville Parishes, creating a complex wetland environment defined by a dense network of waterways. The Atchafalaya River winds through the center of the sheet, supplemented by man-made alterations like the Butte La Rose Cutoff and the Whisky Bay Pilot Channel. Small settlements such as Butte La Rose and Atchafalaya are positioned along the river levees and connecting roads, including River Ridge Rd and the Atchafalaya River Hwy.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Butte La Rose Cem and trace early transport routes like Bayou Rd and the Henderson Levee Rd. The landscape is a mosaic of open water and marshland, featuring named bays like Bay Farine and Begnard Bay, alongside larger bodies such as Lake Pelba and Cow Island Lake. This survey illustrates the proximity of these river-reliant communities to the vast interior swamp of the Atchafalaya Basin.