Lake Pontchartrain Boat Ramps
6 boat launches are mapped on Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
5 of these launches include facility details from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).
Lake Pontchartrain facts
| Surface area | 407,803 acres |
|---|---|
| Type | Lake/Pond |
| Average depth | about 13 ft (modelled estimate) |
| Water volume | about 5,135,056 acre-feet (modelled) |
| Shoreline length | about 127.5 miles |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Lake Pontchartrain water level & temperature
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Wildlife you might see at Lake Pontchartrain
Most-observed birds: Great Egret (493), Great Blue Heron (409), Red-winged Blackbird (323), Yellow-rumped Warbler (315), Eastern Bluebird (313), Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (294), Northern Cardinal (285), Common Gallinule (281), Laughing Gull (269), White Ibis (268).
Other wildlife: American Alligator (727), Green Anole (710), Green Treefrog (332), Pond Slider (320), Eastern Gray Squirrel (231), Brown Anole (231).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (418 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
- Lake Pontchartrain Boat RampEden Isle · Lake Pontchartrain
- Bonnabel Boat LaunchMetairie · Lake Pontchartrain
- Williams Boulevard Boat RampKenner · Lake Pontchartrain
- Lombard'sNew Orleans · Lake Pontchartrain · fee: yes
- Seabrook Launch & PierNew Orleans · Lake Pontchartrain
- Lake Pontchartrain Boat Rampnear Laplace · Lake Pontchartrain