Lake Palourde

General data

Name: Lake Palourde
Water system: Atchafalaya River
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Atchafalaya River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake Palourde is in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, near the towns of Morgan City and Berwick. It is natural lake / backwater of the Atchafalaya Basin, larger and more open than Grassy Lake. Size: ~14,000 acres, shallow (4–6 ft), with deeper navigation channels. It is fed by Bayou Boeuf, Bayou Chene, and other local tributaries. Water drains via Bayou Boeuf and connecting bayous into the Atchafalaya River, eventually reaching the Gulf of Mexico.

Lake Palourde

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