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2015 Map of Floating Turf Bayou

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Floating Turf Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Pecan Island stands as a primary point of interest in this coastal Louisiana landscape, situated along the southern edge of the survey area in Vermilion Parish. The region is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and tidal waters, where the expansive White Lake dominates the northern horizon. The namesake Floating Turf Bayou meanders through the central marshlands, connecting various smaller water bodies such as Bear Lake and Grande Volle Lake.

Human intervention in this hydrologically complex environment is visible through an array of straight-line drainage features, including Big Pecan Ditch and Long Island Ditch, which cut across the natural curves of Alligator Lake and Pigeon Bayou. This 2015 data reflects the ongoing management of the Louisiana coast, where established settlements like those at Pecan Island coexist with a shifting landscape of bayous and ditches.