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USGS Series Fact Sheet
Report Number 2006-3030
Title USGS Reports Latest Land-Water Changes for Southeastern Louisiana
Edition Superseded
Language ENGLISH
Author(s) Barras, John A.; Johnston, James B.
Year 2006
Originating office USGS National Wetlands Research Center
USGS Library Call Number
Physical description 2 p.
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Abstract

The USGS National Wetlands Research Center is reporting that a total of 118 square miles of land has been transformed to new water areas in a 9,742 square mile area from the Chandeleur Islands to the Atchafalaya River. This area encompasses the basins of Breton Sound, Mississippi River, Pearl River, Pontchartrain, Barataria, Terrebonne and the western quarter of the Atchafalaya basin.