Yucatan Landing, Louisiana
Yucatan Landing, Louisiana | |
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  Yucatan Landing Location within Louisiana  Yucatan Landing Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′48″N 91°09′14″W / 32.08000°N 91.15389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tensas |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 543801[1] |
Yucatan Landing is an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.[1] The community is located near Lake Yucatan, an oxbow lake associated with the Mississippi River, east of Newellton.[2][3]
Yucatan Landing is in the area of the Yucatan Cutoff, a former Mississippi River channel.[4] Yucatan Landing provides access to Lake Yucatan for fishing and boating, with the lake containing white perch.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Yucatan Landing, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "About the Parish". LSU AgCenter. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Haddox, Kinny (September 12, 2021). "Try Yucatan Lake for great September perch fishing". Louisiana Sportsman. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
- ↑ Lower Mississippi River Early Stream Channels at Approximate Half-Century Intervals, Cairo, Ill. to Baton Rouge, La (PDF) (Map). United States Army Corps of Engineers. 1938. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
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