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Lake St. Catherine (French: Lac Sainte-Catherine) is a brackish-water lake that is located in eastern Orleans Parish, within the city limits of New Orleans, between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne in Louisiana. [1] [2] Between Lake St. Catherine and Lake Borgne was the original Town of Lake Catherine. Established between Unknown Pass and ...
Catahoula Lake (French: Lac Catahoula) is a large freshwater lake located in LaSalle Parish and Rapides Parish of central Louisiana, United States. Catahoula Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the state covering just over 46 square miles (120 km 2). It is owned by the State of Louisiana and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Cypress Lake is a 2-acre (0.8 ha) swamp-like lake in the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus that started as a prehistoric bison wallow. Today it is a unique university landmark that is a habitat for native irises, alligators, turtles, birds and fish, as well as a hangout for students and a point of interest for tourists visiting Lafayette, Louisiana.
The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles (16 km) east of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River.The area formed when a breach in the natural levee of the Mississippi River occurred in 1862 approximately 100 miles (160 km) below New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lake Borgne [right center] is southeast of Lake Pontchartrain and east of New Orleans, Louisiana. Coastal erosion has transformed Borgne into a lagoon connecting to the Gulf of Mexico. Early 18th-century maps show Borgne as a true lake, largely separated from the gulf by a considerable extent of wetlands that have since disappeared.
The conservation area borders the entire north shore area of White Lake, with a diverse habitat, is self-sustaining, and managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). There are approximately 53,249 acres of freshwater marsh and 18,656 acres of leased property that includes croplands, wetlands, wooded areas, and campsites.
West Bay Wildlife Management Area, also known as West Bay WMA, is a 59,189-acre tract of protected area near Elizabeth in Allen Parish, Louisiana.The WMA is managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) from land owned by Boise Paper Solutions, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, Forest Investments Associates, and Weyerhaeuser.
The lake receives fresh water from four river systems: Blind River, Amite River, Tickfaw River, and the Natalbany River. The average freshwater input to Lake Maurepas from these rivers and other minor terrestrial sources is less than 3,400 cubic feet per second (96 m 3 /s) (CWPPRA Environmental Workgroup, 2001).