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An aerial with a closer view of the containment dike on the right

Description

An aerial with a closer view of the containment dike on the right. Oneinteresting feature to note is the multiple outlets pumping sediment onto theisland. East Timbalier Island was sediment starved, the pumping of sedimentsonto the marsh platform is helping the island to accrete.

Credit

NOAA Restoration Center, Erik Zobrist

Display Date

Summer 1999

Location

Louisiana, East Timbalier Island, Lafourche Parish

Category

Restoration
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
East Timbalier Island Restoration Project