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  2. 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]

  3. Atchafalaya Basin - Wikipedia

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    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 Gulf of Mexico converge.

  4. List of ecoregions in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana's ecology is in a land area of 51,840 square miles (134,264 km 2); the state is 379 miles (610 km) long and 130 miles (231 km) wide and is located between latitude: 28° 56′ N to 33° 01′ N, and longitude: 88° 49′ W to 94° 03′ W, with a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

  5. Category:Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. Louisiana could lose 5,000 square miles of wetlands within 78 ...

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    A paper released Wednesday outlined different scenarios for wetland loss in the U.S. in the 21st century. Louisiana will see the most significant losses.

  7. Fauna of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of Louisiana is characterized by the region's low swamplands, bayous, creeks, woodlands, coastal marshlands and beaches, and barrier islands covering an estimated 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometers), corresponding to 40 percent of Louisiana's total land area. Southern Louisiana contains up to fifty percent of the wetlands ...

  8. Maps show Tropical Storm Francine's path and forecast - AOL

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    Francine was also expected to dump 4 to 8 inches of rain on southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, far southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle through Thursday night, forecasters said, adding ...

  9. Bayou - Wikipedia

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    Bayou Corne in Louisiana, October 2010. In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ ˈ b aɪ. uː, ˈ b aɪ. oʊ /) [1] is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek.