Lake Maurepas

Lake Maurepas
Lac Maurepas
Landsat view of the lake bordered at right by Lake Pontchartrain
Location of Lake Maurepas in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Maurepas in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Maurepas
Location of Lake Maurepas in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Maurepas in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Maurepas
LocationLouisiana:
Livingston Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish
Tangipahoa Parish
Coordinates30°15′29″N 90°29′55″W / 30.258029°N 90.498676°W / 30.258029; -90.498676
Typeit is a round-shaped, shallow, Brackish water tidal estuarine system
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area240 km2 (93 sq mi)
Average depth3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation−1 m (−3.3 ft)[1]

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.