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  2. Atchafalaya Basin - Wikipedia

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    A swamp in the Atchafalaya Basin. The Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp (/ ə ˌ tʃ æ f ə ˈ l aɪ ə /; 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 ...

  3. Sherburne Complex Wildlife Management Area - Wikipedia

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    The combined area of the Sherburne Complex is part of the Atchafalaya Basin, the nation's largest river swamp, containing almost one million acres (4,000 km 2). The basin begins near Simmesport and stretches some 140 miles (230 km) southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, the Atchafalaya Basin is bound by natural ridges formed by levee ...

  4. Wetlands of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]

  5. Fauna of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    An aerial view of the Atchafalaya Swamp, the largest swamp in the U.S. [3] Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. The northern parts of Louisiana mostly consist of woodlands which are home to deer, squirrels, rabbits, bears ...

  6. Swamp - Wikipedia

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    Swamp in southern Louisiana. The Atchafalaya Swamp at the lower end of the Mississippi River is the largest swamp in the United States. It is an important example of the southern cypress swamp [25] but it has been greatly altered by logging, drainage, and levee construction. [26]

  7. Category:Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    B. Bayou Bartholomew; Bayou Bienvenue; Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge; Bayou Desiard; Bayou Dupre; Bayou Huffpower; Bayou Lafourche; Bayou Metairie; Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge

  8. Atchafalaya River - Wikipedia

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    The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana. It is the cultural heart of the Cajun Country.. The maintenance of the river as a navigable channel of the Mississippi River has been a significant project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than a century.

  9. List of Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System was established in 1970, ... Little River - 081601 and 081602; Pearl Creek - 110202; Saline Bayou ...