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1964 Map of Lake Felicity

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lake Felicity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Bayou Jean Lacroix Oil and Gas Field defines the northern reaches of this coastal landscape, where industrial infrastructure meets the intricate marshlands of the Gulf. Extensive waterways like Bayou Jean Lacroix and Bayou Leblanc feed into the massive open waters of Lake Chien and Lake Felicity. This 1964 survey, with updates from 1979, illustrates the complex hydrology of the parish boundary between Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish.

Evidence of local navigation and activity is clear through named landmarks such as Grand Point and the dredging of Grand Cut and Deep Cut. Near the small settlement of Russo, the map captures the transition from marshy bayous like Bayou Casse-Tete to the larger bays. To the east, the Bayou Pointe au Chien shoreline features numerous drill holes, marking the intersection of the region's traditional waterborne geography and its mid-century energy industry.