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1998 Map of East Bay Junop

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of East Bay Junop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Coastal marsh and industrial activity converge at the Bay Junop Oil and Gas Field in this late twentieth-century study of Terrebonne Parish. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways with evocative names like Big Hellhole Lake, Mudhole Bayou, and Jack Stout Bay, illustrating the complex hydrology of a region documented here as a subsidence area. This transition from stable land to open water is further emphasized by the presence of Hellhole Canal, reflecting the human modification of the marsh to facilitate resource extraction and navigation.

Deepwater access is provided through Indian Pass and Pelican Pass, connecting the interior bays to the expansive Gulf of Mexico. The map documents the shifting shoreline where Bayou De West and Taylors Bayou meet the rising tides. Researchers of coastal change will find the 1998 imagery particularly useful for tracking the evolution of these wetlands before further land loss altered the geography of East Bay Junop.