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1966 Map of Lake Cataouatche East

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Lake Cataouatche East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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Lake Cataouatche and Lake Salvador dominate this coastal landscape, which was being actively reshaped by the energy and transportation industries in the mid-1960s. The region is defined by an intricate network of man-made cuts and natural bayous, including the Intracoastal Waterway and the Segnette Waterway. The expansion of Louisiana's petroleum industry is evident through numerous drill holes and established areas like the Bayou Villars Oil Field and Bayou Couba Oil Field Canal.

Complex water management is visible in the numerous named channels such as the Millaudon Canal, Estelle Canal, and Woods Place Canal, which illustrate the reclamation and navigation efforts along the Jefferson Parish and St Charles Parish border. Low-lying features like Couba Island are surrounded by shifting boundaries and pipelines, reflecting a landscape in constant transition between wetland and industrial utility.