Chef Menteur Pass (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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This waterway is one of two that connect Lake Pontchartrain (to the west) with Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico to the east.

It is via these waterways that the Katrina storm surge entered Lake Pontchartrain and ultimately flooded New Orleans.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Menteur_Pass

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Coordinates: 30°4'19"N 89°47'38"W

Lake Borgne 15 km
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (Mr. Go) (Closed) 15 km
Breton Sound 20 km
Chandeleur Islands 54 km
Southwest Pass 109 km
Mobile Bay 173 km
Whiting Dome 174 km
Santa Rosa Sound 241 km
Choctawhatchee Bay 311 km
Lake Seminole 470 km

Citadel/Bombproof 1.3 km
Fort Macomb 1.3 km
Venetian Isles 1.8 km
Bayou Sauvage NWR 6.4 km
Lake Catherine Neighborhood 7.5 km
Central Wetlands 18 km

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Citadel/Bombproof Fort Macomb Venetian Isles Bayou Sauvage NWR Lake Catherine Neighborhood Central Wetlands