Re-engineering the mississippi river as a sediment delivery system

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 59, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Winer, Harley S ^a  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atchafalaya River; Louisiana land loss; Mississippi River diversion; Old River Control Structure; sediment diversion; sediment management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FLOOD CONTROL; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955613951     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI59-024.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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