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Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]
A swamp in the Atchafalaya Basin. The Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp (/ ə ˌ tʃ æ f ə ˈ l aɪ ə /; Louisiana French: Atchafalaya, [atʃafalaˈja]), is the largest wetland and swamp in the United States. Located in south central Louisiana, it is a combination of wetlands and river delta area where the Atchafalaya River and the ...
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area DeSoto, Red River: 2,799 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Ben Lilly Conservation Area [5] Morehouse: 247 State of Louisiana; managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) [6] Big Colewa Bayou Wildlife Management Area West ...
Sherburne Complex IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) Location Iberville / St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana Nearest city Krotz Springs, Louisiana Coordinates 30°29′00″N 91°44′00″W / 30.48333°N 91.73333°W / 30.48333; -91.73333 Area 43,637 acres (17,659 ha) Established 1996 Governing body Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Pages in category "Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. ... Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
The construction of the MRGO, which breaches the natural barrier of the Bayou La Loutre ridge and the Borgne land bridge, has allowed sea water to push farther into the basin. Relative sea level rise of up to 0.96 feet per century also gives saltier waters greater access to surrounding wetlands. As a result, mean monthly salinities have ...
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park is located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA. It is located about 18 miles (29 km) east of St. Martinville adjacent to the Atchafalaya Basin. The park is 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in size and was once the home of the Chitimacha Indians.
This is a list of airports in Louisiana (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.