2020 Map of Carencro Bayou

About this map

Carencro Lake and its surrounding wetlands define this coastal landscape in southern Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The intricate network of waterways, including Bayou Penchant, Bayou Carencro, and Creole Bayou, illustrates a traditional deltaic environment where water takes precedence over land. Names like Biscuit Island, Hebert Island, and Lovell Island denote the few raised landforms stable enough to carry local identifiers, suggesting a history of seasonal use or subsistence living in these remote marshes. Evidence of industrial or transport modifications appears in the south with the Voss Canal, connecting larger water bodies. This 2020 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey provides an essential record of this shoreline's hydrography, capturing the state of Bayou de Log and Victors Bayou before further coastal change occurs.