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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Bonnet Carre”, “Bonnet Carré”, “Bonnet Carre Spillway”, and “Bonnet Carré Spillway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waterford Nuclear Generating Station.
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, about 25 miles west of New Orleans. Waterford Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2 miles west of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
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. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell/Valero manufacturing complex. Norco is situated 1½ miles east of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Killona
Hamlet
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others. Killona is situated 2½ miles west of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Hahnville
Village
Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn. Hahnville is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
- Location: St. Charles, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.0022° or 30° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
-90.4412° or 90° 26′ 28″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
862F2H25+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 508288454OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Russian—“Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Bonnet Carré Spillway”
- Cebuano: “Bonnet Carre Spillway”
- Chinese: “博内·卡雷泄洪道”
- Chinese: “邦卡莱溢洪道”
- Chinese: “邦卡萊溢洪道”
- French: “déversoir de Bonnet Carré”
- French: “Déversoir de Bonnet Carré”
- German: “Bonnet Carré Spillway”
- Japanese: “ボンネ・キャレ放水路”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bonnet Carré Spillway”
- Norwegian: “Bonnet Carré Spillway”
- Russian: “Боннет Карре Спилуэй”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taft and Sellers.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mississippi River at Bonnet Carre Spillway and Bonnet Carré Spillway Project Office.
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