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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chef Menteur Pass canonical 2
Chef Menteur Bridge 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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