Atchafalaya Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:area about 1,400,000 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Atchafalaya_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Morganza_Spillway
gptkb:Old_River_Control_Structure
gptkb:Sherburne_Wildlife_Management_Area
gptkb:Bayou_Chene
gptkb:Bayou_Pigeon
gptkb:Bayou_Sorrel
gptkb:Henderson_Lake
gptkb:Lake_Fausse_Pointe
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Atchafalaya_Basin_Bridge
gptkb:U.S._Route_190
Interstate 10
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Cajun culture
Creole culture
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:wetlands
bottomland hardwood forest
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
nature programs
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Atchafalaya_River
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:fish
gptkb:Louisiana_black_bear
migratory birds
numerous fish species
prothonotary warbler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atchafalaya Basin
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:fish
gptkb:navigation
flood control
oil and gas extraction
timber harvesting
crawfish production
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:dam
diverse wildlife
cypress-tupelo swamps
gptkbp:largestCity swamp in the United States
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkb:Louisiana_Department_of_Wildlife_and_Fisheries
gptkbp:near gptkb:Baton_Rouge
Lafayette
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mississippi_River_Delta
gptkbp:threats invasive species
pollution
land loss
hydrological changes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain
gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
gptkb:Mississippi_River_levee_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5