Wetlands Loss in Coastal Louisiana By the year 2050:  600 square miles of marsh will be lost  400 square miles of swamp will be lost  1,000 square miles of wetlands will become open water.  The nation will lose an area of wetland that is nearly the size of Rhode Island

Wetland loss and gain in the Sabine/Calcasieu Basin.

Wetland loss and gain in the Mermentau Basin

Wetland loss and gain in the Teche/Vermillion Basin

Wetland loss and gain in the Atchafalaya Basin

Wetland loss and gain in the Terrebonne Basin

Wetlands loss and gain in the Barataria Basin

Wetlands loss and gain in the Mississippi Delta Basin

Wetlands loss and gain in the Breton Sound Basin

Wetlands loss and gain in the Pontchartrain Basin

Legend:  Water  High Tide Line  Riverine Wetlands  Threatened Areas  Stable Areas  Gains