Abstract
Control of policy and management decisions on the Mississippi River floodplain in Louisiana are shared among the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state agencies, parish levee boards, and individual landowners. Several examples illustrate how geomorphic expertise can help resolve conflicting issues between different stakeholders while having input into project design and management. These issues include (1) navigable waterways and the ordinary high water mark, (2) the formation of river bars and islands in regards to ownership, (3) the formation of floodplain lakes in regards to determining ownership, and (4) river diversions constructed to control downstream flooding and distribute sediment into adjacent marshlands. The science of fluvial geomorphology concerns the processes controlling river and floodplain development and should be consulted for decisions involving stakeholder disputes and environmental management.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
