Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion
Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion
The Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion is a vital project aimed at reducing land loss in the Breton Basin, one of the most productive and ecologically diverse areas on the Gulf coast. This proposed diversion will be on the east bank of the Mississippi River at Wills Point in Plaquemines Parish. This diversion, like other planned sediment diversions, will use the power of the Mississippi River to move sediment and fresh water from the river into nearby basins, mimicking nature’s historic land-building …