Image:Catfish Pond Control Structure.jpg

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Description
English: Catfish Point Control Structure, at the outlet of Grand Lake into the Mermentau River, which flows into Vermilion Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The lock is located in at the east end of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA. This lock is a salt water intrusion barrier to prevent the waters from the Gulf of Mexico from intruding into Grand Lake and the freshwater bayous and rivers.
Source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library
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Date

1998-06-15
Author

Arthur Belala, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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(Reusing this image)
Public domain This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.


Camera location

29°51′47.72″N, 92°50′55.63″W

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