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Delcambre
A Cajun fishing town on Bayou Carlin, near Vermilion Bay.
- Population
- 1,793 (2020 census)
- French speakers (2006)
- About a quarter
- Rita surge
- Up to 6 feet in town
Then
- 2005
Hurricane Rita's surge floods much of the town, up to six feet deep.
Now
Bayou Carlin, also called the Delcambre Canal, runs through town and is home to much of the local fishing fleet. Delcambre sits in the Cajun heartland of Acadiana.
The stations here cover Vermilion Bay, Freshwater Bayou and Intracoastal City, east to Cote Blanche and Cypremort Point.
10 tide stations around Delcambre
- Weeks Bay11.9 mi
- Intracoastal City15.2 mi
- Cypremort Point17.5 mi
- Bayou Fearman, Vermillion Bay20.9 mi
- Schooner Bayou, Vermillion Bay21.1 mi
- Cote Blanche Island, West Cote Blanche Bay22.2 mi
- Southwest Pass, Vermilion Bay25.6 mi
- Freshwater Bayou25.6 mi
- Lighthouse Point29.6 mi
- Freshwater Canal Locks33.4 mi