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1953 Map of Grosse Tete SW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Grosse Tete SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Bayou Grosse Tete and Bayou Maringouin snake through this low-lying Iberville Parish landscape, illustrating the complex water management systems of the mid-20th century. The area is dominated by the massive Upper Flat Floodway, a critical piece of spillway infrastructure protected by the East Protection Levee. The map reveals a transition between swampy wetlands and engineering projects, with Numerous Spoil Banks lining the Catfish Canal and other man-made cuts.

Waterbodies like Halfway Lake and Smith Lake are interspersed among smaller drainages such as Bayou Hooper and Bayou Henry. The presence of the Moonshine Field and various section-line settlements suggests a localized agricultural or industrial footprint within the dense network of bayous. This survey documents the terrain just as massive flood control efforts were reshaping the natural flow of the Atchafalaya basin.