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Lake Cataouatche
Location of Lake Cataouatche in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Cataouatche in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Cataouatche
Location in Louisiana
Location of Lake Cataouatche in Louisiana, USA.
Location of Lake Cataouatche in Louisiana, USA.
Lake Cataouatche
Location in the United States
Location St. Charles / Jefferson parishes, Louisiana, US
Coordinates 29°50′30″N 90°13′58″W / 29.8417°N 90.2328°W / 29.8417; -90.2328
Basin countries United States
Average depth 6 ft (1.8 m)

Lake Cataouatche is a 9,280-acre lake located southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana in St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes. Lake Cataouatche is connected to Lake Salvador to the south by Bayou Couba and Bayou Bardeaux.

In 2011 during Bassmaster Classic XLI, Kevin VanDam fished the lake on the final day of the tournament. He caught bass totaling almost 29-pounds enabling him to win the tournament with a three-day total weight of 69 pounds, 11 ounces.

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