Fresh Water Bayou
Fresh Water Bayou is a bay in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Fresh Water Bayou is situated nearby to the hamlet Olga, as well as near the village Boothville.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boothville and Fort Jackson.
Boothville
Village
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census, and 718 at the 2020 U.S. census. Boothville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fresh Water Bayou.
Fort Jackson
Hamlet
Photo: Jmulhearn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located 40 miles up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans, between 1822 and 1832, and it was a battle site during the American Civil War. Fort Jackson is situated 3½ miles west of Fresh Water Bayou.
Fort St. Philip
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 miles upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river. Fort St. Philip is situated 4 miles west of Fresh Water Bayou.
Fresh Water Bayou
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.3719° or 29° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
-89.39908° or 89° 23′ 57″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76XG9JC2+Q9GeoNames ID
4325258
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