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Atchafalaya River |
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Atchafalaya RiverRiver, southern Louisiana, U.S. A distributary of the Red and Mississippi rivers, it branches southwest from the Red River in east-central Louisiana and flows south about 140 mi (225 km) to Atchafalaya Bay. Its name is Choctaw for “Long River.” How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Indeed, if water control projects were destroyed and the Mississippi were allowed to take its natural course, it would inevitably become captured by the Atchafalaya River, which empties off the south-central coast of Louisiana. And when you're ready to leave dry ground behind, take a boat tour of the picturesque Atchafalaya River Basin to encounter gators, birds, and the vast beauty of the swamp. Marshall's discovery led Derek Winstanley, chief of the Illinois Water Survey, and his staff to review all the nitrogen and phosphorus data ever collected on the lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers by the U. |
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