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Press Release 09-203
Diverting Sediment-rich Water Below New Orleans Could Lead to Extensive New Land
Openings in Mississippi levees could build new land in sinking delta
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As the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico, it deposits its load of sediment in a delta.
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View of the lower Mississippi River delta below New Orleans, with predictions for new land.
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A view of the Wax Lake Delta in 2005, with a hindcast of shoreline position.
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