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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norco and Hahnville.

Village

Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Norco is situated 2½ miles south of Bonnet Carré Spillway.

Village

Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the… Hahnville is situated 4 miles south of Bonnet Carré Spillway.

Hamlet

New Sarpy is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. New Sarpy is situated 4½ miles south of Bonnet Carré Spillway.

Latitude

30.03735° or 30° 2′ 15″ north

Longitude

-90.41195° or 90° 24′ 43″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

862F2HPQ+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap attribute

intermittent=yes

GeoNames ID

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