Interesting.............just found this.

Land cover

Anyone going to the ducks bucks and bass extravaganza in Memphis this weekend?
Me and youngun gonna walk around and check it out. Were gonna try out (Run ) a few Rolling Thunder Calls and maybe pick up a few various and sundries that we just can't live without.

Here is your man-made. I dont think we want to live without it despite what all the environmentalist say.

Backwater at 106 ft elev......................if the backwater levee had breached in 2011 flood.

Backwater at 95 ft elevation

Ms River & Trib-Levees and Backwater Areas

Or if you want to get down in the weeds...

For those of you still wondering how it all works down there.........

Not natural boundary exactly..............actually the 1882 flood map would be closer to natural conditions..
I will try to find it but it did cover the ENTIRE Ms delta to the bluff hills.

Dan, You may or may not can answer this, and its really irrelevant, but with a high river at Vicksburg, say 52-3 feet, has anyone done a study on where the water would cover if there were no backwater levees? I'm just curious. I'm not saying they don't serve their purpose because 95% of the time, t...

While Waller may not be a great orator, he is a great guy, man of character, and an all around good human being. He is a leader and knows a lot of people to help along the way. You can not find an ill word spoken about him. I know great men of character who will vouch for him. That is where my vote...

It appears that Ms Wildlife Federation just messed in their nest..................being that its their biggest money maker it may be their demise.
People have long memories and don't forget like when DU came out against the farmer years ago......

Had a discussion with a biologist friend discuss what he has seen down there recently. His most telling comment was that the natal oak that makes up the majority of the wrp restoration in south delta isn't looking good.... All the wrp bottom land hardwood restoration put in since 1991 would be one h...

Salt water is an issue in the aquifer throughout Louisiana and South Ark. , but if you put in control structures and capture rainfall it shouldnt be an issue. Surface water with supplemental ground water (after crops are up) is becoming more common in saltwater areas. I have family that have no-till...