lake pontchartrain

     

You'll find the Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge on the shore of this big lake in Louisiana

Trivia about lake pontchartrain

  • This large Louisiana lake is named for Louis XIV's marine minister
  • Named for a French statesman, this Louisiana lake is about half the size of Rhode Island
  • The south shore of this lake forms the northern boundary of New Orleans
  • Almost 24 miles long, a bridge over this body of water near New Orleans is the world's longest bridge over water
  • Covering 625 square miles, it's Louisiana's largest lake
  • Lake Borgne connects this Louisiana lake to the Gulf of Mexico
  • Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville founded the colony of Louisiana & was the first European to see this lake
  • One project is the "Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System", this lake "and Vicinity"

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