Lake Borgne

Southeast Louisiana's Lake Borgne is a Gulf of Mexico lagoon. Coastal erosion has turned it into an arm of the Gulf of Mexico, despite the fact that early maps depict it as a lake surrounded by land. The French word Borgne, which means "one-eyed," is where it gets its name.

Fish from both saltwater and freshwater habitats can be found in Lake Borgne's brackish water. Red drum, spotted seatrout, black drum, bream, catfish, flounder, striped mullet, gulf menhaden, bay anchovy, and sheepshead are a few of the frequent catches mentioned by fishermen. Do not simply turn up to fish! Set your traps and enjoy some of the tasty blue crab, brown shrimp, white shrimp, and oysters that are abundant in these waters.

Because of coastal erosion, Borgne is now a lagoon that connects to the Gulf of Mexico. On early 18th-century maps, Borgne is depicted as a genuine lake that is primarily divided from the gulf by a vast area of wetlands that have since vanished. The State of Mississippi contended that at the time Louisiana was admitted to the Union, there most likely wasn't a "Lake Borgne" or "Mississippi Sound" in a 1902 dispute before the United States Supreme Court about the oyster banks at the border between Louisiana and Mississippi.

Location: Orleans / St. Bernard / St. Tammany parishes, Louisiana

Surface Area: 180,400 acres
Max Depth: 9 Feet