Lake Salvador

Lake Salvador is a 44,800-acre lake about 12 miles southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, in Jefferson, Lafourche, and St. Charles parishes. The lake has had multiple names. On the d'Anville map of 1732, the lake was Lac des Ounchas. The Darby map of 1816 lists the lake as Ouacha Lake. Finally, on the Cram map of 1916, the lake was both Lake Ouache and Salvador.
Lake Salvador is a shallow lake, with an average depth of about six feet . It is mostly at sea level and measures about 16 miles long and 12 miles wide. The lake is fed by Bayou Des Allemands then flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Salvador is surrounded by swamp and offer a habitat for catfish, bass, and red drum.

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