Pass a Loutre defines this coastal landscape where the Mississippi River distributaries meet the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In this 2015 perspective of Plaquemines Parish, the land-water interface is characterized by a complex network of channels including North Pass, Southeast Pass, and Northeast Pass. These waterways create a dynamic deltaic environment where small points of land like Willow Point and geological features such as the North Mud Lumps and Thomasin Lumps emerge from the surrounding bays.
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1893 · East Delta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Garden Island Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · South Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Garden Island Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Pass A Loutre West
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Main Pass
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Pass A Loutre East
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Breton Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Pass A Loutre East
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1954 · Pass A Loutre West
USGS Topo · 1:31,680