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Description
The spilt of a tributary channel shows the beginning of a delta lobe. Therestoration work is intended to create a delta pattern. This image illustratesthe success of the project as demonstrated by the formation of the delta lobe. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist)
Credit
NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist
Display Date
Spring 1998
Location
Louisiana, Atchafalaya Bay, St. Mary Parish
Collection
Restoration
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
Big Island Mining Project