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Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana

Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana. By the year 2050: 600 square miles of marsh will be lost 400 square miles of swamp will be lost 1,000 square miles of wetlands will become open water. The nation will lose an area of wetland that is nearly the size of Rhode Island.

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Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana

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  1. Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana • By the year 2050: • 600 square miles of marsh will be lost • 400 square miles of swamp will be lost • 1,000 square miles of wetlands will become open water. • The nation will lose an area of wetland that is nearly the size of Rhode Island

  2. Wetland loss and gain in the Sabine/Calcasieu Basin.

  3. Wetland loss and gain in the Mermentau Basin

  4. Wetland loss and gain in the Teche/Vermillion Basin

  5. Wetland loss and gain in the Atchafalaya Basin

  6. Wetland loss and gain in the Terrebonne Basin

  7. Wetlands loss and gain in the Barataria Basin

  8. Wetlands loss and gain in the Mississippi Delta Basin

  9. Wetlands loss and gain in the Breton Sound Basin

  10. Wetlands loss and gain in the Pontchartrain Basin

  11. Legend: • Water • High Tide Line • Riverine Wetlands • Threatened Areas • Stable Areas • Gains

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