The Lower Mississippi River Water Trail
Rivergator Appendix 5
Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico
Atchafalaya Resources Useful to Paddlers:
USACE 2012 Atchafalaya River and outlets to Gulf of Mexico
Navigation Chart Folio, 6th Edition
http://www2.mvn.usace.army.mil/ENG/EDSD/mapbooks/atch_nav_2012_map.asp
Atchafalaya Basin Map (LSU – Louisiana Geological Survey)
Full color, large scale map of the basin above Morgan City created by the LSU Louisiana Geological Survey. Waterproof paper. Features main channel, back channels, bayous, vegetation, campsites, roads, boat landings, levees, streams, and more. Fold out or rolled in tube. Satellite image on reverse side. Important Note: does not include Atchafalaya or Wax Lake Deltas below Morgan City/Bayou Teche. Contact the Louisiana Geological Survey at http://www.lgs.lsu.edu or call 225.578.8590. Or call the DNR Atchafalaya Basin Program Office at 225.342.6437. Folded map = $14.00 and Tubed map = $17.00
Atchafalaya River Basin River Gages
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/?n=atchafalayariverbasin
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
Quinta Scott: Atchafalaya River Blog
https://quintascott.wordpress.com/category/atchafalaya-river/
John McPhee: The Control of Nature
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/02/23/atchafalaya
Bayou Teche Project
Bayou Teche Water Trail
http://techeproject.org/bayou-teche-paddle-trail/
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Louisiana Delta | 229 – 10 | BATON ROUGE TO VENICE |
Birdsfoot Delta | 10 – 0 | VENICE TO GULF OF MEXICO |
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