Lamourie Lock is located near Lecompte, Louisiana. It functioned as a control lock rather than a traditional navigational lock, keeping water from flowing from Bayou Boeuf to Bayou Lamourie, maintaining the water level in the prior. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1994.[2]
Lamourie Lock | |
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  Lamourie Lock Location in Louisiana  Lamourie Lock Location in the United States | |
| Nearest city | Lecompte, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 31°7′46″N 92°24′24″W / 31.12944°N 92.40667°W |
| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001218 |
| Added to NRHP | 14 October 1994[1] |
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System – Lamourie Lock (#94001218)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ National Register staff (October 14, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lamourie Lock". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 1, 2020. With 6 photos from 1994.
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