Muddy Flow of the Mississippi

Quite a bit of muddy water is flowing from the Mississippi delta into the Gulf of Mexico in this SeaWiFS image. Note the bridge running north-south across Lake Ponchartrain.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published April 15, 1999
Data acquired April 15, 1999

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Discharge/Flow

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sediment Transport

Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Sedimentation