East Central Barataria Basin Cooperative River Basin Study Report [DRAFT and FINAL]

Soil Conservation Service, Crescent Soil And Water Conservation District, Plaquemines Soil And Water Conservation District. 1988. East Central Barataria Basin Cooperative River Basin Study Report [DRAFT and FINAL]. Alexandria, LA

Study of land loss in east central Barataria Basin. Includes a section on the Lake Salvador Watershed. Also several high-quality colored maps showing major erosion areas (p. II-12), extent of watersheds (p. II-14), major oil & gas fields and navigational channels (p. II-21), existing and potential projects (p. III-3), fragile soils (p. V-12), marsh types (p. V-15), salinity - isohaline lines (p. v-16), land use (v-22), and important biological areas - waterfowl concentration areas, eagle habitat areas, private oyster leases, sensitive archaeological areas, rookeries and seabird colonies, brown pelican nesting colony, national historic register sites (p. v-35).

Type
Published Report
Authors
Soil Conservation Service; Crescent Soil And Water Conservation District; Plaquemines Soil And Water Conservation District
Date of Issue
1988
Units
JELA
Keywords
Barataria Basin LA, Canals, Eagles Kites Hawks & Allies (Accipitridae), Erosion, Land Use, Management, Map, Marshes and Bogs, Oil & Gas Activities, oysters (Bivalvia), Salinity, Vegetation Types, water birds (Aves), Watersheds

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