Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-07-15
Description of Canal.


wide side slope ecnerallyof ON /, and
a least depth Of feet at mean lon Gull
through the dredgcd portion with
least surface width Of about Is feet .
The entrance from Vcrmilion BAY into
Schooner Bayou is through ,425 feet .
of shoal water, through winch a channel .
has been dug. The fluctuations Of thc +
water surface are from feet below ~
feet above mean low Cult Tie route
runs from Nyrmiliou Bay, iollovirr
Schooner Bayou, practically west for .
miles passing at this point throu,h
Schooner Bayou Lock, thence alou.
Schooner BAYOU for 0.5 mil. into
Schooner Bayou Canal, at which po.u,
the Irtercoastal Canal proper lrgi.s; .
thence TO 81 mile 70 white Lake. thence /
northwest across White Lake for IS ST
miles; thence through iutracoastal
Canal from White Lake to Turtle Lake
mile thence across Turtle Lake. q 81
mile; thence through Intracoastal Canal
from Turtle Lake TO Alligator Lake. /
mile; thence across Alligator Lake, u 3
mile; thence through Intracoastal Canal
from Alligator Lake 10 Collicon Lake. O. 81
mile thence across Collicon Lake 1.4I
miles; thence through Intracoastal Canal
from Collicn Lake to Collicon Bayou. 0 5
mile: thence through Collicon BAYOU to
Grand Lake O.6 mile; and theme across
Grand Lake TO upper Mermeutau River.
Il miles; making total distance of The
route from Vermlion Bay 70 Mcrmeu-
tau River Of - miles, and a total length
Of tracoastai Canal of . ? miles.
The Schooner Bayau entrance is 3G.5
below Abbeyillc, on the Vermiiion
River, where the ruling depth is 5 feet
over bar at mouth, and Is los miles
above Southwest Pass, off Marsh Island.
(Ruling depth, 5 feet.
The Grand Lake entrance IS % mill
below Lake Arthur; 81 miles belo"
mouth of BAYOU Queue de Tortue. ~
miles below mouth Of Bayou Nezpiquc:
~ miles below mouth OF BAYOU de-
Cannes; IS miles below Mermentau.
OF Mermentau River; 70.5 miles below
Crowley, on Bayou Plaquemine Brule,
25.5 miles above Grand Chenier. OIL
lower Mermeutau. and IS miles above
mouth OF Mermentau River. The rul-
/ ing depth is 5 feet in Grand Lake, bet
ween upper andlower Mermeutau River.
Plaqueuiine Brule; feet in Lake Arthur
and 20 feet in Mermentau River pr per
The ruling depth through Vermilion
Bay is feet; White Lake feet; Turtle
| Lake feet; Alligator Lake, feet: Col
/ Icon Lake, feet; and Grand Lakes
/ feet.
Vermilion Bay, White Lake. and
Grand Lake are rather large bodies Of
water aud are subject to numerous
| squalls, so that in crossing, the condit-
/ ions of the weather should he consider
! ed There are lights at entrance Of
canal into Grand Lake, White Lake, and
| Vermilion Bay.
/ The regulations governing passage of
I oats through Schooner Bayou Lock are
appended hereto.
! 2. Calcaseu River to Sabine River -
The canal hus bottom width OF 40 feet
with side slopes generally Of ! on and
least depth of feet at mean low Gull
The dredged depth is 5 to 8 feet and least
surface width s. feet The entrance
| from the Caicasieu passes throuQl 1870
| feet OF shoai water through wllich the
channel has been dug. Fluctuations of
water surface are from feet below 10 2
feet a owe mean low Gull Mileposls ere
numbered from the Calcasieu end. tie
zero ,0) Iailepost being on the north
| bank at entrance of canal. The caual
then rms little south Of west Tor 20.4
/ miles to enir nee into Sabine River;
total length, 2Z12 miles. The Caicasicu
entrance IS 20 miles below Lake Charles
(ruling depth, 8 feel } and 1875 miles
above north end OF Calcasieu Pass Tul
ing depth, feet and 25.5 miles above
the Gulf of Mexico ruling depth, feel).
The Sabine entrance is 3 miles below
Orange (ruling depth, Is fee1) and 20 5
miles aobve Port Arthur rulng depth, p
feeO and 81 a miles above Sa inc Pass
;ruling depth through pass, Is feet.
ITO be continued)