Mississippi River Delta

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Mississippi River Delta
AI-created image

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:area approximately 12,350 square miles
gptkbp:economicImportance gptkb:fish
shipping
oil and gas extraction
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:wetlands
marshes
swamps
gptkbp:emptiesInto gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Mississippi_River
deposition of sediment
gptkbp:hasFeature gptkb:island
gptkb:Atchafalaya_River_distributary
gptkb:Lafourche_Parish
gptkb:Mississippi_River-Gulf_Outlet_Canal
gptkb:Plaquemines_Parish
gptkb:St._Bernard_Parish
gptkb:Terrebonne_Parish
estuaries
levees
salt marshes
Baton Rouge (upstream city)
bayous
birdfoot delta shape
coastal restoration projects
cypress swamps
delta lobes
deltaic plain
distributary mouth bars
flood control structures
freshwater marshes
land subsidence
mudflats
multiple distributary channels
natural levees
navigation channels
oil and gas infrastructure
wetland loss
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of Hurricane Katrina landfall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi River Delta
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:bird
brown pelican
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Delta_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Jean_Lafitte_National_Historical_Park_and_Preserve
gptkb:Pass_a_Loutre_Wildlife_Management_Area
gptkbp:sedimentSource gptkb:Mississippi_River_watershed
gptkbp:threats oil spills
coastal erosion
sea level rise
subsidence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4