In some places natural bayous have filled in due to flow capture by access canals. Here, nature cannot be afforded; the greed of rivers must be attenuated. Deep swamp areas that were hydraulically isolated from sediment were connected directly to the river and its sediment and suffered rapid filling. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. We looked for dead end canals with more vegetation along the shore and submerged timber. Atchafalaya Basin. Already have an account? Sign in to your account to find other friends and anglers who are using Fishidy. Explore depth map of , all important information. Making NASA's free and open Earth science data interactive, interoperable, and accessible for research and societal benefit both today and tomorrow. Prior to the Mississippi River Flood of 1927, the Atchafalaya Basin had served an increasing role as a distributary outlet of the Mississippi River during seasonal flooding. As a result of the Flood Control Act of 1928, the Basin became a distributary floodway system of the lower Mississippi River. Geologically, the Atchafalaya River has been a backswamp, low area between the paths of the Mississippi River through the process of delta switching, which has built the extensive delta plain of Louisiana. Go. -->, , , , , , ,