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Isles Dernieres

Isles Dernieres -1853 & 1978

In the past 150 years, rapid erosion of the protecting barrier islands has exposed Louisiana's valuable wetlands and estuaries to increased storm waves and currents. (Modified from Penland and others, 1989.)





Coastal Conflicts
Maintained by J.M. Watsonhttps://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1075/dernieres.htmlLast updated 9.11.97