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1983 Map of Morgan City

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

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Bayou Teche winds through the heart of Acadiana in the early 1980s, serving as a historic corridor for settlements like New Iberia, Jeanerette, and Franklin. This survey illustrates the intricate relationship between the region's burgeoning industrial centers and its expansive wetlands, where the Southern Pacific RR and U.S. Highway 90 parallel the bayou's course. To the south, the map details the salt dome "islands" that rise above the marsh, including Avery Island and Weeks Island, which stand as topographical anomalies in the low-lying coastal landscape.

The vast reach of the Atchafalaya Basin Main Channel dominates the central portion of the sheet, feeding into the Atchafalaya Bay. Coastal conservation is prominently marked at the Russell Sage Foundation Marsh Island State Wildlife Refuge and the Atchafalaya Delta State Wildlife Management Area. Near the eastern edge, the map captures the transition to the sugar parishes, centering on Morgan City and Berwick at the junction of the Atchafalaya River and the Intracoastal Waterway.