Water-quality, bed-sediment, and discharge data for the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and adjacent waterways, southeastern Louisiana, August 2008 through December 2009
Open-File Report
2012-1056
Prepared in cooperation with the Louisiana Coastal Area Science and Technology Program
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Abstract
The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet navigation channel (MRGO) was constructed in the early 1960s to provide a safer and shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and the Port of New Orleans for deep-draft, ocean-going vessels and to promote the economic development of the Port of New Orleans. In 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers developed a plan to de-authorize the MRGO. The plan called for a rock barrier to be constructed across the MRGO near Bayou La Loutre. In 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Louisiana Coastal Area Science and Technology Program began a study to document the impacts of the rock barrier on water-quality and flow before, during, and after its construction. Water-quality, bed-sediment, and discharge data were collected in the MRGO and adjacent water bodies from August 2008 through December 2009.
Suggested Citation
Swarzenski, C.M., Mize, S.V., and Lovelace, J.K., 2012, Water-quality, bed-sediment, and discharge data for the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and adjacent waterways, southeastern Louisiana, August 2008 through December 2009: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1056, vi, 52 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121056.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-quality, bed-sediment, and discharge data for the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and adjacent waterways, southeastern Louisiana, August 2008 through December 2009 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2012-1056 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20121056 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Louisiana Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 52 p. |
| Time Range Start | 2008-08-01 |
| Time Range End | 2009-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| City | Hopedale;Michoud;New Orleans;Violet;Yscloskey |
| Other Geospatial | Breton Sound;Lake Borgne;Lake Pontchartrain;Mississippi River-gulf Outlet;Violet Canal |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |