2015 Map of Lake Batola

About this map

River aux Chenes cuts through the low-lying marshlands of Plaquemines Parish in this modern survey of the Mississippi Delta region. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of coastal hydrology, where larger bodies like Grand Lake and Lake Batola are interconnected by a web of channels such as Bayou Batola and Bayou Long. This area, south of the Back Levee Canal, shows the character of a deltaic environment dominated by open water and narrow distributaries rather than terrestrial infrastructure. Points of interest for those studying coastal change include the transitional waters of Pointe Fienne Bay and Petit Lake, which lead toward the Gulf of Mexico. The map captures the specialized local nomenclature of the Louisiana wetlands, identifying features like The Garigue and Alligator Pass that have long dictated navigation through these brackish reaches.