The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana. Thirty percent of the Mississippi River flow is diverted to the Atchafalaya River through the Old river Control Complex.
October 2008
by,
Wilma Subra
Technical Advisor to LEAN
Subra Company
New Iberia, LA
Paul Orr
Communications Director
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana.… 
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Natural, Man Made and Technology Based Disasters in the Mississippi River System in Louisiana – 2008
The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana. Thirty percent of the Mississippi River flow is diverted to the Atchafalaya River through the Old river Control Complex.
October 2008
by,
Wilma Subra
Technical Advisor to LEAN
Subra Company
New Iberia, LA
Paul Orr
Communications Director
Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
The Mississippi River transports 41% of the drainage from the 48 contiguous states through the state of Louisiana.…
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