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1954 Map of Lake Felicity

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lake Felicity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Lake Felicity and the surrounding coastal marsh of Terrebonne Parish are depicted here as a complex network of wetlands and tidal channels prior to the significant land loss of the later 20th century. The map shows the intricate natural drainage system of the Louisiana coast, featuring large open basins like Lake Chien and Lake Barre connected by winding waterways such as Bayou Jean Lacroix and Bayou St Jean Charles.

A notable man-made feature, the Grand Cut, bisects the area between Lake Chien and Lake Felicity, while landmarks like Grand Pt and small island outposts like Lake Trois Jeans provide orientation points for fishermen and coastal inhabitants. The survey, compiled from aerial photographs by the Air Corps, provides a clear view of the transition from marsh to open water at Lake Raccourci and Old Lady Lake, preserving the mid-century geography of this vulnerable estuarine landscape.