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1935 Map of Cocodrie

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Cocodrie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The intricate coastal hydrology of Terrebonne Parish is revealed through a network of tidewater channels and expanses of salt marsh. Large open water bodies like Bay Sainte Elaine and Tambour Bay dominate the southern portion of this landscape, fed by a complex web of bayous including Petit Bayou and Big Bayou. The terrain is almost entirely water and marsh, punctuated only by prominent landmarks like Cooke Pt.

Strategic waterways such as the Tambour Cutoff and Ste Elaine Pass indicate the importance of navigational routes through the marsh during the mid-1930s. From the north, Little Cocodrie Bayou winds toward the larger Bay Cocodrie, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that flow into Terrebonne Bay. This 1935 survey, compiled from early Air Corps aerial photography, provides a meticulous record of the shoreline before decades of significant coastal change.