Current and Historical Sediment Loads in the Lower Mississippi River

Abstract

Questions concerning past, present and future temporal trends in the sediment load of the Lower Mississippi River are relevant to the redistribution of available Mississippi River sediment as part of efforts to reduce loss and restore coastal lands in Louisiana. The aim of this project is to compile a comprehensive data base on measured loads in the Lower Mississippi River and supply the evidence base necessary to inform debate on the way that sediment loads have changed through time. Results from this research will then inform plans to divert water and sediment out of the river to support coastal wetland enhancement and rehabilitation in the delta.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471387

Entities

People

  • Chester Wason
  • Colin Thorne
  • David Biedenharn
  • Nick Clifford
  • Oliver Harmar
  • Richard Measures

Organizations

  • University of Nottingham

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  • Human Systems

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  • Contracts
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Gantt Charts
  • Geography
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi River
  • Potamology
  • Rivers
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

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