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2012 Map of Cow Bayou

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Cow Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Saint Martin Parish define this 2012 survey, where the heavy industry of resource extraction meets an intricate network of southern bayous. Industrial footprints are prominent at the Klondike Oil Field and the Bayou Des Glaises Oil and Gas Field, indicating the economic drivers of this portion of the Atchafalaya Basin. The landscape is a maze of natural and engineered waterways, including the large Whisky Bay Pilot Channel and the Standard Canal, which facilitate both drainage and navigation through the swampy terrain near Rycade.

Hydrographic patterns suggest a region constantly shaped by water movement, evidenced by the numerous branching streams like Bristow Bayou, Straight Bayou, and Bayou Maringouin. Small landforms and points of interest such as Pais Throat and the Blind Tensas Cut offer specific points for local historians and navigators to orient themselves within the dense hydrologic system of the basin's eastern reaches.