2015 Map of Point au Fer

About this map

Point Au Fer Shell Reef and the expansive waters of the Gulf of Mexico dominate this coastal survey of the Louisiana marshlands. This map details the complex shoreline where Atchafalaya Bay meets the land, characterized by precarious features like Dead Alligator Point and Narrow Hammock. The interior is a web of tidal waterways including Locust Bayou, Alligator Cut, and Burkes Bayou, which illustrate the fluid nature of the St. Mary and Terrebonne Parish boundary line. Settlements such as Little Hammock and Point Au Fer Island are situated among the low-lying terrain, highlighting the remote nature of human habitation in this deltaic environment. The presence of Lake Chapeau and several designated points such as Fox Point and Fishing Point provide critical navigational markers for anyone studying the shifting geography of this region.