2015 Map of Catahoula Bay

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Lake Salvador and the expansive marshlands of south Louisiana dominate this 2015 survey, where the border between St. Charles Parish and Lafourche Parish winds through a complex network of wetlands. The landscape is defined by its watery transit routes, ranging from the major commercial corridor of the Intracoastal Waterway and Harvey Canal Number Two to smaller, winding channels like Bayou des Allemands and Bayou Matherne. Small coastal settlements and camps, including Tabatiere Perdue, Chaudiere Casse, and Camardelle, are situated along these natural levees and ridges. To the east, the shoreline of Catahoula Bay is punctuated by Point Chicot and Shell Beach, illustrating the fragile transition between the open waters of the Gulf influence and the inner bayous of the delta.