Bonnet Carré Spillway
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.- Body of water (intermittent)
- …has a surface elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norco and Hahnville.
Norco
Village
Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
2½ miles south of Bonnet Carré Spillway
New Sarpy
Hamlet
New Sarpy is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States.
4½ miles south of Bonnet Carré Spillway
Bonnet Carré Spillway
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Latitude
30.03735° or 30° 2′ 15″ north
Longitude
-90.41195° or 90° 24′ 43″ west
Open location code
862F2HPQ+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = water
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent = yes
GeoNames ID
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