Lake Maurepas

Lake Maurepas
Lake Maurepas
Lac Maurepas
	Landsat view of the lake bordered at right by Lake Pontchartrain
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Location	Louisiana:; Livingston Parish; St. John the Baptist Parish; Tangipahoa Parish
Coordinates	30°15′29″N 90°29′55″W / 30.258029°N 90.498676°W
Type	it is a round-shaped, shallow, Brackish water tidal estuarine system
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	240 km2 (93 sq mi)
Average depth	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation	−1 m (−3.3 ft)

Lake Maurepas (/ˈmɒrəpɔː/ MORR-ə-paw; French: Lac Maurepas) is located in southeastern Louisiana, approximately halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, directly west of Lake Pontchartrain.

Lake Maurepas
Lac Maurepas
Landsat view of the lake bordered at right by Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Maurepas Show map of Louisiana Lake Maurepas Show map of the United States
Location	Louisiana: Livingston Parish St. John the Baptist Parish Tangipahoa Parish
Coordinates	30°15′29″N 90°29′55″W / 30.258029°N 90.498676°W / 30.258029; -90.498676
Type	it is a round-shaped, shallow, Brackish water tidal estuarine system
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	240 km² (93 sq mi)
Average depth	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation	−1 m (−3.3 ft)^[1]