Open AccessThe Impacts of Pulsed Reintroduction of River Water on a Mississippi Delta Coastal Basin
Author(s) -
John W. Day,
Jaye E. Cable,
James H. Cowan,
R. D. DeLaune,
Kim de Mutsert,
Brian Fry,
Hassan Mashriqui,
Dubravko Justić,
Paul F. Kemp,
Robert R. Lane,
Johannes Rick,
Silke Rick,
L.P. Rozas,
Gregg A. Snedden,
Erick M. Swenson,
Robert R. Twilley,
B. Wissel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of coastal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1551-5036
pISSN - 0749-0208
DOI - 10.2112/si54-015.1
Subject(s) - delta , river delta , wetland , hydrology (agriculture) , mississippi delta , drainage basin , structural basin , environmental science , coastal plain , geology , geography , water resource management , ecology , geomorphology , cartography , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering
During the twentieth century about 25% of the wetlands of the Mississippi delta was lost, partially a result of isolation of the river from the delta. River diversions are being implemented to reintroduce river water to the delta plain. We synthesize here the results of extensive studies on a river diversion at Caernarvon, Louisiana, one of the largest diversions in the delta.Full Tex
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