Proper noun
Atchafalaya
River in Louisiana, major distributary of the Mississippi River.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Navarre Florida including Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Pensacola Bay and Mobile Bay. Source: Internet
Project design flood flow capacity for the Mississippi river in thousands of cubic feet per second. citation Formation of the Atchafalaya River and construction of the Old River Control Structure. Source: Internet
Since the 1927 flood when levees began to be installed in the Atchafalaya Basin, they have disrupted the hydrology of the area and they have played a great role in the sedimentation that we see occurring as hydrology has been changed. Source: Internet
“Out of the reach of memory, the Atchafalaya Basin has always been at the center of our identity as Chitimacha. Source: Internet
Sediment from the Mississippi also would fill the present Atchafalaya Bay within 30 years, he said. Source: Internet
"That's my iconic image of the Atchafalaya and Louisiana's natural history - my ultimate Louisiana swamp photo," Lockwood said. Source: Internet