Pontchartrain-Maurepas Area Maps

Environmental Characteristics of the Pontchartrain-Maurepas Basin and Identification of Management Issues: An Atlas

Prepared for the Lake Pontchartrain Task Force and the
Coastal Management Division of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources by
Coastal Environments, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 1984.

Pontchartrain Atlas Images

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Click here for an index of printable images.

                    

Atlas cover (unmodified)               Atlas cover (colorized)

                    

Location Map                           Bottom Sediments, Faults, and Soils

                    

Soil Subsidence/Shoreline Erosion      Hydrology and Water Quality

                    

Vegetation and Land Use                Areas of Transition

                    

Unique and Valuable Resources          Oil and Gas Fields/Pipelines

                    

Flood/Navigation/Port Commissions      100 Year Flood Plain

                    

Recreational Areas/Facilities          Proposed Special Area*

*Note that the "Special Area" refered to on Plate 12 was not approved by the legislature,
but does point out key subdivisions of the Lake basin.

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