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DeSoto National Forest
Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife
Grand Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Space Technology Laboratories
New Orleans Naval Air Station
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Naval Construction Batallion Center
Silverhill Outlying Landing Field
Summerdale Outlying Landing Field
Barin Field
Lake Ponchartrain
Lake Lery
Lake Salvador
The Pen
Lake Saint Catherine
Bayou Dupont
Big Mar
Little Lagoon
Grand Lake
Lake Amedee
Lake Laurier
Bay Rambo
Delta Bend
Bay Pomme d'Or
Bay Jacques
Cyprien Bay
Lake John
Bay Sansbois
Lake Washington
Garden BayLake Robinson
Dave Inside Pond
Portman LagoonLena Lagoon
Bangs Lake
Wilkinson Bayou
Lost Lake
Magnolia Lagoon
Bay Joe Wise
Petit Lake
Lake Palourde
Round Lake
Hospital BayBay Jaque
Lake Cataouatche
Lake Ameda
Scofield Bay Skipjack Bay
Taylors Pond
Chawee Bay
Bay L Ours
English Bay
Bay Denesse
Petit Bay Chene Fleur
Shelby Lakes
Spanish Lake
Raquette Bay
Chicharas Bay
Lake Judge Perez
Cane PondYellow Cotton Bay
Hopedale Lagoon
Three Bayou Bay Spoonbill Bay
Gondle Pond
Bay Jacquin
Bay Tartellon
Chandeleur Sound
Breton Sound
Mississippi Sound
Mobile Bay
Lake Borgne
East Bay
Barataria Bay
Bay Boudreau
West Bay
Bon Secour Bay
Little Lake
Caminada Bay
Drum Bay
Portersville BayPascagoula Bay
Biloxi BayGrand Bay
Saint Louis Bay
Eloi Bay
Bay Crabe
Lake Fortuna
Blind Bay
Garden Island Bay
Bay des Ilettes
Morgan Harbor
Hackberry Bay
Flat Bay
Lake Eloi
Black Bay
Adams Bay
Lake Eugenie
American Bay
California Bay
Bay Batiste
Bay RonquilleCat Bay
Grand Bayou
Bastian Bay
West Champagne Bay Bay Long
Lawson Bay
Lake Calebasse
Back Bay of Biloxi
Long Lagoon
Shell Island Lake
Lake Grande Ecaille
Lake Jean Louis Robin
Christmas Camp Lake
Fishing Smack Bay
Redfish Bay
Treasure Bay
Quarantine Bay
Lake Campo
Bobs Lakes
Bull Bay
Weeks Bay
Bay Lanaux
Lake Coquille
Billet Bay
Point Aux Chenes Bay
Bay Gardene
Bay Dosgris
Bay la Fourche
Shell Island Bay
Lake Pato Caballo
Heron Bay
Bayou Saint Denis
North Shore Bay
Bay de la Cheniere
Bay CoquetteSandy Point Bay
Bay of River aux Chenes
Lake Cuatro Caballo
Oyster Bay
Bay Tambour
Pearl River
West Pearl River
Wolf River
Fish River
Biloxi River
Fowl River
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Middle River
Tchefuncta River
Little Biloxi River
Jourdan River
Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet Canal
Magnolia River
Pearl River Canal
Tchoutacabouffa River
River aux Chenes
West Fowl River
Blackwater River
East Fowl River
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Marrero
Slidell
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Westwego
Metairie
Gulfport
Picayune
Terrytown
Chalmette
Jefferson
Timberlane
Long Beach Pascagoula
Moss Point
Orange Grove
Ocean Springs
Tillmans Corner
New Orleans
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Sensitivity of Shorelines Potentially Impacted by the 2010 Oil SpillU.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center
Base data derived from multiple scale U.S. Geological Survey digital information.All data are projected to UTM, Zone 16, NAD83.
Produced at the U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center
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Scale 1:250,000
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RailroadsInterstateUS HighwayState HighwayRivers and Streams
County BoundariesFederal Land District BoundariesLakeIntermittent LakeReservoirCanalUrban Areas
Oil Spill-RADARSAT, May 8, 2010Oil Spill-Overflight, May 9, 2010
G u l f o f M e x i c o
Oil Spill data courtesy of the State of Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (http://gohsep.la.gov/oilspill.aspx)
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI)Shoreline Types
1A-Exposed rocky shores1B-Exposed, solid man-made structures2A-Exposed wave-cut platforms2A+-Exposed wave-cut platforms (most sens)2B-Exposed scarps and steep slopes in clay3A-Fine to medium-grained sand3A+-Fine to medium-grained sand (most sens)3B-Scarps and steep slopes in sand3B+-Scarps and steep slopes in sand (most sens)4-Coarse-grained sand4+-Coarse-grained sand (most sens)5-Mixed sand and gravel beaches5+-Mixed sand and gravel (most sens)6A-Gravel beaches6A+6B-Riprap6B+-Riprap (most sens)7-Exposed tidal flats7+-Exposed tidal flats (most sens)8A-Sheltered rocky shores and scarps8A+-Sheltered rocky shore and scarps (most sens)8B-Sheltered solid man-made structures8B+-Sheltered solid man-made structures (most sens)8C-Sheltered riprap8C+-Sheltered rip-rap (most sens)9+-Sheltered tidal flats (most sens)9A-Sheltered tidal flats9A+-Sheltered tidal flats (most sens)9B-Vegetated low banks9B+-Vegetated low banks (most sens)10A-Salt- and brackish-water marshes10A+-Salt- and brackish-water marshes (most sens)10B-Freshwater marshes10B+-Freshwater marshes (most sens)10C-Swamps10C+-Swamps (most sens)10D-Scrub-shrub wetlands10D+-Scrub-shrub wetlands (most sens)
- Mississippi River Delta and Northern Gulf Coast
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Response and Restoration