Barataria Pass is a tidal inlet between Grand Isle and Grand Terre on the southeast Louisiana barrier coast, linking the Gulf of Mexico to Barataria Bay and the inland marshes. The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.04 ft (0.32 m) at the Grand Isle station.
- Type
- Tidal inlet
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Setting
- Between Grand Isle and Grand Terre on the southeast Louisiana barrier coast, linking the Gulf of Mexico to Barataria Bay and the inland marshes
- Tidal range
- The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.04 ft (0.32 m) at the Grand Isle station.
- Notable
- Grand Terre and the adjacent Barataria waters were the early 19th-century base of the Lafitte privateer brotherhood; the site is part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (NPS).
