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2012 Map of Weeks

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Weeks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Weeks Island dominates this coastal landscape, rising above the marshlands and surrounding waters of Weeks Bay and Vermilion Bay. This area is defined by its industrial and maritime infrastructure, notably the Weeks Island Oil and Gas Field and the Port of West Saint Mary. The land is intersected by a complex network of waterways, including Weeks Bay Channel, Bayou Carlin, and Bayou Patout, which served the region's transport and resource extraction needs.

Settlement patterns are concentrated around the communities of Weeks, Cypremort, and Alice B., with the Cypremort Prairie providing a rare expanse of flat, open terrain. Local landmarks such as the Louisa Bridge and Patout Bayou Bridge provide critical crossings over the winding bayous, while the Ewing Cem offers a point of interest for those researching local family histories in this corner of St. Mary Parish.