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2018 Map of Napoleonville SW

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Napoleonville SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Stephenville sits at a critical hydrologic junction where the Belle River meets Bayou Long, serving as a gateway to the labyrinthine wetlands of south Louisiana. The landscape is dominated by the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway, a vast network of bayous and canals that manage the pulse of the region's waters. Major arteries like the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Intracoastal Waterway slice through the swamp, facilitating industrial and commercial transit between larger water bodies such as Lake Verret to the northeast and Lake Palourde to the south.

Evidence of local development appears in the residential clusters of Oak Harbor Ests and the street grid of Stephenville, where names like Adelle St and Edna St indicate a settled community amidst the marsh. The map records a complex system of island landforms, including Long Island and Dog Island, separated by traditional navigation routes like Dog Island Pass. This 2018 survey reveals the persistent reliance on levee systems and parish roads to maintain access in a territory defined by Big Bayou Jessie, Little Bayou Sorrel, and the remnants of Burtons Canal.