Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans estuary
Lake Pontchartrain is a large brackish lake in southeastern Louisiana, bordered by New Orleans to the south.
Connected to the Gulf of Mexico, it spans roughly 40 miles across.
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, one of the world's longest bridges, crosses it: We drove across Pontchartrain to get to the North Shore.
The lake figured prominently in Hurricane Katrina flooding.
New Orleans nickname
- Big EasyNew Orleans moniker
- CovingtonKentucky city opposite Cincinnati
- North ShoreUpper coastal boundary
- LakeviewPlace name suggesting waterfront
West End · levees · flood control · Hurricane Katrina · storm surge · evacuation · seawall · pumping stations
Catching aquatic creatures
- boatingWatercraft recreation
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
paddleboarding · marina · swimming · jetskiing · waterskiing · yachting · angling · redfish
Tidal mixing zone
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
deltaic · wetlands · marsh · bayou · cypress swamp · drainage basin · sedimentation · turbidity
Crescent City
New Orleans nickname
- Big EasyNew Orleans moniker
- CovingtonKentucky city opposite Cincinnati
- North ShoreUpper coastal boundary
Lakeview · West End · levees · flood control · Hurricane Katrina · storm surge · evacuation · seawall · pumping stations · floodwaters
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
kayaking · paddleboarding · marina · swimming · jetskiing · waterskiing · yachting · angling · redfish · blue crab
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
halocline · deltaic · wetlands · marsh · bayou · cypress swamp · drainage basin · sedimentation · turbidity
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
pilings · concrete · commute · toll · traffic · engineering · miles · motorists · guardrails · turnarounds
vast
Extremely great in size
basin · wide · broad · surface area · depth · shoreline · sprawling · horizon · open water · expanse
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter
- New OrleansFrench Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz
- Louisiana Bayoubayou, Cajun, Creole, swamp boat, pirogue
- Louisiana coastbayou, Mississippi Delta, barrier island, salt marsh, coastal erosion
- Louisiana wetlandsbayou, marshes, marshlands, marshland, bayous
- New Orleans AreaNew Orleans, French Quarter, Ninth Ward, Bourbon Street, Canal Street
Lake PontchartrainGulf of Mexico
Partially enclosed Atlantic basin
Mississippi River · open ocean · Atlantic Ocean · deep sea · Caribbean Sea