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2020 Map of Latania Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Latania Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Intracoastal Waterway cuts a straight path through the low-lying wetlands of southern Louisiana, serving as the central artery for this remote Cameron Parish landscape. Dominating the geography are massive expanses of water and marsh, including Grand Lake, Lake Arthur, and the namesake Latania Lake. The topography is defined by subtle rises such as Onion Hill and Latania Hill, and finger-like landforms extending into the water like Hackberry Point and Grassy Point.

This aquatic network reveals a complex system of natural and engineered channels, from the winding Bayou Lacassine and Bayou Misere to man-made navigation aids like the Willow Cutoff and Short Cutoff. The map illustrates a region where the traditional boundaries of land and water are constantly fluid, with named marshes like Maple Marsh and ridges such as Wild Ridge and Cypress Ridge providing the only stable footing for local navigation.