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Deltas
Flat plains formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream. [NIMA GEONet Designation ... Definitions <http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/desig.html>]
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Atchafalaya & Mississippi River Deltas study: a tale of two deltas [New Window]
Project of the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science program that evaluates the transport and sedimentation of contaminates through the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River delta to the near-shore Gulf of Mexico. Includes aerial photographs.
Hurricane Katrina photographs August 30, 2005 [New Window]
Photographic survey of the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the barrier islands, barrier shoreline, and the Mississippi River Delta along the Louisiana coastline. Primary focus is on the ecosystems such as fish, rookeries, and seagrass beds.


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