"These hydrologic oddities illustrate how much we have still to learn about Earth's dynamic surface," researchers said in a ...

C.C. Lockwood www.cclockwood.com The Atchafalaya Basin (dark green in this satellite image, with the Atchafalaya River running through its center) is almost a million acres of bottomland woods and ...

Southern Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin embodies the true essence of the Sportsman's Paradise nickname. Although the Atchafalaya River is relatively short as rivers go, stretching only 140 ...

It spans approximately 1,200 miles, stretching from Florida to Texas, and is home to the largest swamp in America, the ...

In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly ...