Baie Sec – Bay in Avoyelles, Louisiana

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 540744

Location

State Louisiana

County Avoyelles

Feature Class Bay

Coordinates

DMS

31°09'01"N 91°58'21"W

Decimal Degrees

31.150186, -91.9726228

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Lac Sainte Agnes

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Spring Bayou Landing

3.8 mi W

Also Known As

Bay Sec

Hydrography

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Description

Located 12.1 km (7.5 mi) north of Moreauville.

History

French name meaning "dry bay".

Nearby Features

Bayou Cocodrie Stream · 0.2 mi NNW
La Coulee à Elphege Stream · 0.4 mi NE
Lac Grand Bayou Lake · 0.5 mi WSW
Lac Valerie Lake · 1.9 mi SSE
Short Fork Stream · 1.9 mi NW
Lac en Travers Lake · 1.9 mi ENE
Bayou Chambré Swamp · 2.1 mi ENE
Coulee Noire Lake · 2.2 mi SSW
Bayou de la Baie Stream · 2.4 mi SSW
Indian Cypress Brake Swamp · 2.4 mi NNE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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