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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural waterway
navigation channel
adjacentTo Chef Menteur Highway corridor NERFINISHED
connects Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
Lake Pontchartrain NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy U.S. Route 90 NERFINISHED
ecosystemType estuarine channel
hasBridge Chef Menteur Bridge NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Orleans Parish NERFINISHED
southeastern Louisiana
mouthLocation Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
near Fort Macomb NERFINISHED
New Orleans NERFINISHED
partOf Lake Pontchartrain Basin NERFINISHED
Mississippi River Delta region NERFINISHED
coastal wetlands of Louisiana
role drainage outlet for surrounding wetlands
salinity exchange pathway between Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf of Mexico
sourceRegion Lake Pontchartrain NERFINISHED
supports bird habitat
fish habitat
usedFor commercial fishing access
navigation
recreational boating
tidal exchange
waterwayType inlet
pass

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Lake Pontchartrain outflow Chef Menteur Pass
Fort Macomb locatedOn Chef Menteur Pass