UM Geologists Find Mississippi River Diversion During 2011 Flood Helped Build Louisiana Wetlands

Trio co-authors paper published online in prestigious journal Nature Geoscience

OXFORD, Miss. – Levees along the Mississippi River do much to prevent devastating floods in riverside communities, but they have also contributed to the loss of Louisiana’s wetlands. A new study offers insight into how new diversions in the Mississippi River’s levees may help restore Louisiana’s wetlands.   University of Mississippi researchers Carol B. Lutken,Read the story …