1953 Map of Cow Bayou
USGS Topo · Published 1960About this map
The Atchafalaya Floodway dominates this mid-century landscape on the border of St. Martin and Iberville Parishes. This is a region defined by complex hydrology and hydraulic engineering, where the Whisky Bay Pilot Channel and the East Protection Levee work to manage the vast deltaic drainage of the Atchafalaya River. The natural meandering of the Grand River and Upper Grand River contrasts with the straight lines of the levee systems, illustrating the 1950s-era efforts to control seasonal flooding. Interspersed among the dense network of water bodies like Billy Little Lake and Jim Lake are signs of industrial extraction, with several Oil Wells and Gas Wells appearing in the northern reaches. The terrain is a maze of bayous, including Bristow Bayou and Maringouin Bayou, which speak to the historic waterborne navigation and settlement patterns of the Louisiana basin.
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Editions of this 1953 Cow Bayou Map
2 editions found
Historical Maps of Rycade Through Time
47 maps found
1935 Chicot Lake
Iberville Parish, LA
1935 Osca Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
1953 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
1953 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
1953 Pigeon Bay
Iberville Parish, LA
1954 Chicot Lake
Iberville Parish, LA
1955 Chicot Lake
Iberville Parish, LA
1955 Osca Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
1959 Lake Chicot
Iberville Parish, LA
1969 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
1969 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
1969 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
1974 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
1992 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
1992 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
1992 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
1992 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
2012 Saint Gabriel
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
2015 Saint Gabriel
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
2018 Saint Gabriel
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
2020 Saint Gabriel
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Bayou Sorrel
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Cow Bayou
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Grand River
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Grosse Tete SW
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Lone Star
Iberville Parish, LA
2024 Saint Gabriel
Iberville Parish, LA