Lake Verret

Lake Verret is 14,080 acres (5,700 ha) natural lake located in Assumption, Parish, Louisiana, US. The lake is west of Napoleonville, Louisiana, south of Pierre Part, part of the Atchafalaya River Basin of the Lower Mississippi River Region, with 246,000 acres (100,000 ha) of watershed that includes 22,300 acres (9,000 ha) (34.84 square miles (90.2 km2)) in Ascension Parish 104,500 acres (42,300 ha) (163.28 square miles (422.9 km2)) in Assumption Parish and 119,200 acres (48,200 ha) (186.25 square miles (482.4 km2)) in Iberville Parish.[2]

Lake Verret
Location of Lake Verret in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Verret in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Verret
Location of Lake Verret in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Verret in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Verret
LocationAssumption, Parish, Louisiana, US
Coordinates29.8848°N 91.1517°W / 29.8848; -91.1517[1]
TypeNatural lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area5,700 ha (14,080 acres)
Average depth1.8 m (6 ft)
Max. depth2.7 m (9 ft)
Shore length158.3 km (36.2 mi)
SettlementsPierre Part, Louisiana|Morgan City, Louisiana
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Verret is named after the French Canadian explorer Nicolas Verret (son of Jean Baptiste Verret and Magdeleine Levalle). A historical monument was placed in front of the Assumption Parish Courthouse.[3]

Elm Hall Wildlife Management Area sits on the northeast side of Lake Verret. The lake drains into Grassy Lake, Lake Palourde, the Atchafalaya River, and the Gulf of Mexico

References
  1. Google maps coordinates- Retrieved 2017-11-23
  2. LWF: Lake Verret: Part VI -A Waterbody Management Plan Series Lake Verret, Grassy Lake, and Lake Palourde Lake History & Management Issues (pp. 5-6)- Retrieved 2017-11-23
  3. Napoleonville historical marker: Nicolas Verret- Retrieved 2017-11-24



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