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Wax Lake Delta restoration, Louisiana

Earth Science Division Editorial Team

Feb 03, 2012
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The delta, where the Atchafalaya River flows into the Gulf of Mexico, was formed by sediment following the construction of a canal through Wax Lake in 1941. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the delta has served as a model for restoring wildlife habitat and protection against storm surge in the Mississippi River delta region. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensors aboard Landsat 4 and 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.
The delta, where the Atchafalaya River flows into the Gulf of Mexico, was formed by sediment following the construction of a canal through Wax Lake in 1941. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the delta has served as a model for restoring wildlife habitat and protection against storm surge in the Mississippi River delta region. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensors aboard Landsat 4 and 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.

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Wax Lake Delta restoration, Louisiana

January 13, 1983 - January 2, 2011

The delta, where the Atchafalaya River flows into the Gulf of Mexico, was formed by sediment following the construction of a canal through Wax Lake in 1941. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the delta has served as a model for restoring wildlife habitat and protection against storm surge in the Mississippi River delta region. Images taken by the Thematic Mapper sensors aboard Landsat 4 and 5. Source: USGS Landsat Missions Gallery, U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey.

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