Atchafalaya Basin
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The Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp, is the largest swampy wetland in the United States. Located in south central Louisiana, it is a combination of wetlands and river delta area where the Atch
A swamp in the Atchafalaya Basin
Aerial view of the Big Island Mining Project restoration site on Atchafalaya Bay
View of the south side of the I-10 bridge crossing the basin
Atchafalaya Basin. Prepared by order of Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks. Henry L. Abbot, Capt. & Chief Top. Eng'rs., Feb.... NARA 305632
Atchafalaya River
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The Atchafalaya River is a 137-mile-long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River, and is
Atchafalaya Basin
…is the largest swampy wetland 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 Gulf of Mexico converge. The river stretches from near Simmesport in the north through parts of eight parishes to Morgan City in the south. The…
Atchafalaya River delta on the Gulf of Mexico; view upriver to the northwest.
Formation of the Atchafalaya River and construction of the Old River Control Structure
Two egrets on the limbs of a cypress in the Atchafalaya flood basin