2024 Map of Three Bayou Bay

About this map

Barataria Bay Waterway bisects this marshland landscape in Jefferson Parish, illustrating the modern maritime infrastructure of the Louisiana coast. The map reveals an intricate network of natural bayous and engineered cuts, where Bayou Cutler winds through the wetlands alongside straightened passages like Dupre Cut. Large open water bodies including Turtle Bay, Long Bay, and Three Bayou Bay dominate the southern half of the quadrangle, connected by tidal arteries such as Bayou Maurice and Bayou Saint Denis. This 2024 survey documents the contemporary state of these delicate coastal estuaries, tracing the complex relationship between natural watercourses and the navigational channels required for commercial waterway access. The absence of roads or permanent settlements emphasizes the aquatic nature of this region, where geography is defined by the shifting boundaries of marsh and bay.