Lake Borgne
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Lake Borgne is a shallow, lagoon-like coastal lake in southeastern Louisiana that forms part of the complex estuarine system near New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lake
ⓘ
estuarine water body ⓘ lagoon ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Hurricane Katrina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
storm surge events ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Chandeleur Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River–Gulf Outlet Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregion | Louisiana coastal wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
saltwater intrusion ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from French "Borgne" meaning "one-eyed" or "blind" ⓘ |
| floodRiskRelation | New Orleans flood protection system ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
estuarine fish species
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | French language ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Battle of Lake Borgne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
operations during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| historicalEventDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Orleans Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedNear | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lake Borgne Surge Barrier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Borgne Surge Barrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coast of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Borgne Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontchartrain Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ complex estuarine system near New Orleans ⓘ |
| shorelineFeature |
bayous
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish water
ⓘ
shallow water ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.