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Effects Of Closure Of The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet On Saltwater Intrusion And Bottom Water Hypoxia In Lake Pontchartrain, Michael A. Poirrier Jan 2013

Effects Of Closure Of The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet On Saltwater Intrusion And Bottom Water Hypoxia In Lake Pontchartrain, Michael A. Poirrier

Gulf and Caribbean Research

The goal of this study was to determine if Mississippi River Gulf Outlet closure by hurricane flood protection projects stopped saltwater intrusion, salinity stratification, and associated low bottom water dissolved oxygen in Lake Pontchartrain.