Lake Borgne | |
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Location | Orleans / St. Bernard / St. Tammany parishes, Louisiana / Hancock County, Mississippi, United States |
Coordinates | 30°01′41″N 89°37′03″W / 30.02806°N 89.61750°W |
Type | lagoon |
Primary inflows | MRGO and Mississippi River |
Primary outflows | Gulf of Mexico |
Catchment area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 730 km2 (280 sq mi)[1] |
Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft)[1] |
Settlements | New Orleans |
References | [1] |
Lake Borgne (/bɔːrn/ BORN; French: Lac Borgne [lak bɔʁɲ], lit. 'One-Eyed Lake'; Spanish: Lago Borgne) is a lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Louisiana. Although early maps show it as a lake surrounded by land, coastal erosion has made it an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.