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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. 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]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Mississippi River Delta - Wikipedia

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    The Port of South Louisiana is the largest port in the U.S. by tonnage and the fourth largest in the world, exporting more than 52 million tons a year of which more than half are agricultural products. [29] It is estimated that Louisiana's river ports supply around 270,000 jobs and bring over $32.9 billion annually to the state's economy. [29]

  6. 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 ...

  7. Category:Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Swamps of Louisiana (7 P) Pages in category "Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.

  8. List of Louisiana Wildlife Management Areas - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana is divided into areas called ecoregions, West Gulf Coast Plain (WGCP) with 370,861 acres, East Gulf Coast Plain (EGCP) with 198,377 acres, Mississippi Alluvial Valley - North (MAVN) with 128,736 acres, and the Mississippi Alluvial Valley - South (MAVS) with 257,999 acres.

  9. Honey Island Swamp - Wikipedia

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    Honey Island Swamp. The Honey Island Swamp (French: Marais de l'Île-de-Miel, Spanish: Pantano de Isla de la Miel) is a marshland located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish. Honey Island earned its name due to the abundance of honey bees once seen on a nearby isle. [1]