Chef Menteur Pass

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Chef Menteur Pass is a natural waterway in southeastern Louisiana that connects Lake Pontchartrain to the Gulf of Mexico and serves as an important tidal and navigation channel.

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Chef Menteur Pass canonical 2
Chef Menteur Bridge 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural waterway
navigation channel
adjacentTo Chef Menteur Highway corridor
connects Gulf of Mexico
Lake Pontchartrain
country United States
crossedBy U.S. Route 90
ecosystemType estuarine channel
hasBridge Chef Menteur Bridge
linked to: Chef Menteur Pass
hasNameMeaning Lying chief
historicalUse military navigation route
shipping route
influencedBy tides from Gulf of Mexico
water levels of Lake Pontchartrain
languageOfName French
locatedIn Gulf Coast region of the United States
Orleans Parish
southeastern Louisiana
mouthLocation Gulf of Mexico
near Fort Macomb
New Orleans
partOf Lake Pontchartrain Basin
linked to: Pontchartrain Basin

Mississippi River Delta region
coastal wetlands of Louisiana
role drainage outlet for surrounding wetlands
salinity exchange pathway between Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf of Mexico
sourceRegion Lake Pontchartrain
supports bird habitat
fish habitat
usedFor commercial fishing access
navigation
recreational boating
tidal exchange
waterwayType inlet
pass

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Pontchartrain outflow Chef Menteur Pass
Fort Macomb locatedOn Chef Menteur Pass
Chef Menteur Pass hasBridge Chef Menteur Bridge
linked to: Chef Menteur Pass