Lake Pontchartrain
Lake in Louisiana · 353,820 acres · near Frenier, Irish Bayou, Kenner, Madisonville
Lake Pontchartrain has 7 boat ramps and 1 carry-in launch listed as public.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of April 13, 2020 to January 29, 2026. Not for navigation.
Channel surveys
- Tchefuncte River
Condition survey of January 29, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.3 to 17 ft; the Corps maintains a 10 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF) - Seabrook Floodgate
Condition survey of April 13, 2020 by the New Orleans District. Soundings on the sheet down to 47.9 ft, with bars at or above it. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
Launches
- Bonnabel Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Metairie
- Hand Launch/Small Boat Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Irish Bayou
- Lombard's · Boat ramp · near New Orleans
- Madisonville Ramp · Boat ramp · near Madisonville
- Mandeville Harbor · Boat ramp · near Mandeville
- Seabrook Launch & Pier · Boat ramp · near New Orleans
- West End Launch · Boat ramp · near New Orleans
- Williams Boulevard Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Kenner
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Lake Pontchartrain talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.
Wikidata: Q1331750