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1949 Map of Hog Bayou NW

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Hog Bayou NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Grand Cheniere Ridge defines the high ground of this coastal marsh landscape, where the State Highway No. 292 follows the narrow elevation above the surrounding wetlands. This 1949 advance sheet, compiled from 1932 field examinations and Army Air Corps aerial photography, captures the intricate hydrology of the Cameron Parish coastline. The drainage pattern is dominated by the winding path of Hog Bayou as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico.

Isolated water bodies like Crab Lake and Beach Pond sit within the expansive marsh, while the Club Canal suggests early efforts to navigate or manage the water levels of this tidally influenced region. Smaller tributaries such as Phen Bayou and the southern Prong illustrate the complex network of bayous and lakes, including First Lake, that characterize the Louisiana shoreline before later twentieth-century coastal changes.