Little Vermilion Bay Sediment Trapping
State Project Number: TV-12
Project Priority List (PPL): 05
Federal Sponsor: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Project Type: Sediment and Nutrient Trapping
Construction Completion Date: 1999
Description:
This project is designed to optimize the retention of sediment from the Atchafalaya River to create new marsh areas in Little Vermilion Bay. Dredged material was placed to create emergent marsh, thereby protecting the existing shoreline from wind-induced wave erosion.
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Project Information:
• CWPPRA Project Page (including Geospatial Data)
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