Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- Description: dam in the United States of America
- Also known as“Bonnet Carr锓Bonnet Carré Spillway”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norco and Killona.
Norco
Village
Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
1½ miles east of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Killona
Hamlet
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
2½ miles west of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Hahnville
Village
Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the…
2½ miles southeast of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
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Latitude
30.0022° or 30° 0′ 8″ north
Longitude
-90.4412° or 90° 26′ 28″ west
Open location code
862F2H25+VG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Russian—“Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam” goes by many names.
Bonnet Carré SpillwayBavarian
Bonnet Carre SpillwayCebuano
博内·卡雷泄洪道Chinese
邦卡莱溢洪道Chinese
邦卡萊溢洪道Chinese
ボンネ・キャレ放水路Japanese
Bonnet Carré SpillwayNorwegian
Bonnet Carré SpillwayNorwegian Bokmål
Боннет Карре СпилуэйRussian
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