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2018 Map of East Bay Junop

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of East Bay Junop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Pelican Island and the intricate marshlands of Terrebonne Parish define this coastal landscape at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. The terrain is a complex labyrinth of waterways, where larger features like East Bay Junop and Caillou Bay meet a dense network of smaller tidal channels. The naming conventions of the region are particularly striking, with a cluster of "Hellhole" features including Little Hellhole Bayou, Hellhole Bay, and Big Hellhole Lake concentrated in the northwest.

Transportation through this environment is strictly aquatic, relying on passages like Pelican Pass and Indian Pass to navigate between the bays and the open sea. Named bayous such as Bayou De West, Taylors Bayou, and Jack Stout Bayou snake through the wetlands, illustrating the fragmented nature of the Louisiana shoreline in the early 21st century. This map documents a delicate coastal zone shaped by the constant movement of water through the Bayou du Large system.