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Lake Pontchartrain is a 630-square mile estuary in southeastern Louisiana. Its average depth is about 12 feet, but there are deeper shipping channels that are constantly dredged to ensure safe navigation.
The lake was formed some 2,600 to 4,000 years ago when the Mississippi River Delta’s alluvial deposits created its eastern and southern shorelines.
The lake is linked to the Gulf of Mexico through the Rigolets strait and Chef Menteur Pass through the Lake Borgne.
It is one of the biggest wetlands on the North American Gulf Coast. The wetlands cover over 125,000 acres and include cypress swamps and bottomland hardwoods as well as mixed herbaceous wetlands and marshes.
Once a popular retreat for wealthy New Orleanians, the area is today full of artists and young professionals seeking escape from urban life in the beautiful Victorian mansions with spectacular water views of the lake.
There is a 24-mile-long causeway that crosses Lake Pontchartrain and brings travelers from New Orleans to a world of tranquility and long trails through woods and wetlands.
The lake’s north shore is full of luxurious accommodation, quaint B&B's, famous restaurants, and galleries.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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