White Lake

White Lake lies in the coastal prairie and wetlands of southwestern Louisiana, east of the Mermentau River. Freshwater marsh surrounds much of its open water, with reeds, grasses and other plants growing in the shallow ground. The lake is part of a larger basin of bayous, lakes and marshes between the prairie and the Gulf of Mexico. Fish and waterbirds inhabit these connected waters, whose character changes with the seasons and the movement of water through the lowlands.