lake pontchartrain

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Definition of lake pontchartrain in English English dictionary

Lake, southeastern Louisiana, U.S. It is 40 mi (64 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide, with an area of 625 sq mi (1,619 sq km). More a tidal lagoon than a lake, it is brackish and teems with game fish. It is connected through Lake Borgne with the Gulf of Mexico and by canal with the Mississippi River. It is spanned by the Pontchartrain Causeway, at 23.8 mi (38.4 km) long, the world's longest concrete bridge, which crosses the lake north from New Orleans

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lake Pont·char·train