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Bookmark or Share- Atchafalaya River | Louisiana, Map, History, Basin, & FactsArticle History. Atchafalaya River basin wetlands. Wetlands area in the Atchafalaya River basin, southern Louisiana, U.S., part of the flood-control system of the lower Mississippi River. (more) Atchafalaya River, distributary of the Red and Mississippi rivers in Louisiana, U.S.
- Atchafalaya Basin - WikipediaThe Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp ( / əˌtʃæfəˈlaɪə /; 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 Gulf of Mexico converge.
- The Atchafalaya Basin - LaCoast.govDynamics of the Basin. The Atchafalaya Basin is located in south-central Louisiana and is bounded by the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) system levees. The basin encompasses approximately 374,000 acres of fresh marsh, bottomland hardwoods, cypress swamps, and open water.
- Atchafalaya Basin — Atchafalaya National Heritage AreaA river that massive doesn’t just flow neatly into its outlet. It branches into a sprawling array of waterways and wetlands, submerging nearly the whole southern half of Louisiana on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Through these shifting wetlands winds the wild Atchafalaya, mightiest of the mighty Mississippi River’s branches.
- The Atchafalaya River Basin | The Nature ConservancyAt almost a million acres, it is North America's largest floodplain swamp. The Atchafalaya River Basin's remarkable size, at almost a million acres, reflects its significant ecological, economic and cultural importance.
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