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1973 Map of Lake Laurier

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Lake Laurier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the northeastern corridor of this delta landscape, bordered by an extensive Levee system and the route of the New Orleans and Lower Coast railroad. This orthophotomap, based on 1970s surveys, captures the complex hydrological network of Plaquemines Parish as it existed before decades of coastal change. The interior is dominated by a transition from the structured Deer Range terrain to the sprawling wetlands containing Lake Laurier and Lake Judge Perez.

Industrial and transport footprints are visible through features like the Wilkinson Canal and the Pipeline corridors that cut through the marsh. The boundary between Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish is marked by an Indefinite Boundary running through Round Lake. This record is particularly valuable for researchers tracking the historical shoreline and waterway configurations of Bayou Dupont and Raquette Bay during the late twentieth century.