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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.

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1 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

2 Wetland loss and gain in the Sabine/Calcasieu Basin.

3 Wetland loss and gain in the Mermentau Basin

4 Wetland loss and gain in the Teche/Vermillion Basin

5 Wetland loss and gain in the Atchafalaya Basin

6 Wetland loss and gain in the Terrebonne Basin

7 Wetlands loss and gain in the Barataria Basin

8 Wetlands loss and gain in the Mississippi Delta Basin

9 Wetlands loss and gain in the Breton Sound Basin

10 Wetlands loss and gain in the Pontchartrain Basin

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


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