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1998 Map of Hell Hole Bayou

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Hell Hole Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Hell Hole Bayou Gas Field anchors the southern coastal marsh of Vermilion Bay, a landscape defined by an intricate network of tidal waterways and extensive conservation lands at the close of the 20th century. Large-scale protected areas like the Paul J Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary and the State Wildlife Refuge dominate the northern portion of the sheet, where Hell Hole Bayou and Hog Bayou wind through the wetlands toward Portage Lake.

Southward across the Southwest Pass, the map reveals the rugged northwestern edge of Marsh Island, protected within the Marsh Island State Wildlife Refuge. The transition from the inland bay to the open Gulf of Mexico is marked by geological features such as Deedman Island, Trajan Island, and submerged hazards like Tete Butte Reef. This survey documents a critical junction of energy production and environmental preservation in the coastal wetlands of Vermilion and Iberia Parishes.