Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi - related image preview

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Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi

This model of the land elevation between the Mississippi, the Atchafalaya, and the Old River show the uphill fight to control river flow.


Map by Robert Simmon, using data from the National Elevation Dataset. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published June 4, 2011
Data acquired January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2006

Source:
DEM