Map of the Alluvial Valley of the Mississippi River
Sub-Title
From Helena[,] Arkansas to the Gulf of Mexico To Accompany a Plan for Flood Relief To The Lower Valley Based upon Lower Flood Levels to be brought about by the Aid of Spillways into Lake Maurepas and Breton Sound[,] an Outlet into Vermilion Bay[,] an increased discharge through the Atchafalaya River past Morgan City to the Gulf of and a bypass through Tensas Basin
Subject
Mississippi River from Helena, Arkansas to the Gulf of Mexico, flood relief, Spillways, Lake Maurepas, Breton Sound, Vermilion Bay, Atchafalaya River, Morgan City, Tensas Basin, National Flood Commission, Atchafalaya Basin Protective Association; proposed bypass from the mouth of the Arkansas River to the mouth of the Red River; Atchafalaya Resevoir
Date
1922 c.
Mapmaker
Kemper, J. P.
Place of Publication
New Orleans, La.
Accession Number
T0055.1997.0232
Condition
Fair-Good. Some foxing, staining.
Notes
Includes notation, "This Proposal Plan has been conceived and developed under the Auspices of The National Flood Commission and the Atchafalaya Basin Protective Association."
Media Type
manuscript on blue drafting cl
Size
20 x 10
Storage
c05d10