Bordelonville Floodgate
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Location | Siding Floodgate Crossing, north of Louisiana Highway 451, about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Bordelonville |
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Coordinates | 31°06′01″N 91°51′51″W / 31.10028°N 91.86417°WCoordinates: 31°06′01″N 91°51′51″W / 31.10028°N 91.86417°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
NRHP reference No. | 91000277[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1991 |
The Bordelonville Floodgate, in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana near Bordelonville, Louisiana, was built during 1929 to 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
It was built as part of a new spillway-based system of flood control to protect the populated area from overflow from the Atchafalaya River, as part of larger plan mandated by the Flood Control Act of 1928.[2]
It served its purpose until 1979, when it became redundant by the construction of larger levees surrounding it.[2]
It is located at Siding Floodgate Crossing, north of Louisiana Highway 451, about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Bordelonville.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b National Register staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bordelonville Floodgate". National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1990
External links[]
Media related to Bordelonville Floodgate at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- Buildings and structures completed in 1931
- Flood control projects
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs