Russell, R.J. 1942. Flotant. Geogr. Rev., Am. Geographical Soc. of N.Y. 74-98. 



Fisk, H.N. 1944. Geological investigation of the alluvial valley of the Lower Mississippi River. 

 U.S. Army Corps of Engrs., Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, MS. 78 pp. 



Excellent early paper. Maps show the development of the entire Mississippi Deltaic Plain 

 Complex. 



Fisk, H.N. 1947. Fine-grained alluvial deposits and their effects on Mississippi River activity. 

 U.S. Army Corps of Engrs. Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, MS. 82 pp. plus maps. 



Vol. 2 of report contains geologic cross sections showing nature and distribution of delta 

 sediments. 



Fisk, H.N. 1952. Geological investigation of the Atchafalaya Basin and problems of Mississippi 

 River diversion. U.S. Army Corps of Engrs., Mississippi River Commission. 145 pp. 



Excellent paper on process of river diversions. Discusses geology of the Atchafalaya Basin. 



Fisk, H.N., et al. 1954. Sedimentary framework of the modern Mississippi Delta. J. Sediment. 

 Petrol. 24:76-99. 



Concerned with modern birdfoot delta, delta growth, development of bar-fingers, and prodelta 

 clays. 



Bernard, H.A, and R.J. LeBlanc. 1965. Resume of Quaternary geology of the northwestern 

 Gulf of Mexico Province. Pages 137-185 in Quaternary of the USA volume for the 7th Congress, 

 Inter. Assoc, for Quaternary Research, Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ. 



Coleman, J.M. [1966.] Coastal sediments and late Recent rise in sea-level, Vermilion, Iberia, and 

 St. Mary's Parishes, Louisiana. Ph.D. Dissertation. Louisiana State University. Unpubl. MS. 



Frazier, D.E. 1967. Recent deltaic deposits of the Mississippi River; their development and 

 chronology. Trans. Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc. 17:287-315. 



Main contribution is a series of strike and dip sections across the complete Mississippi Deltaic 

 Plain Complex; uses carbon- 14 dates to establish chronology of delta plain development. 



Gould, H.R. 1970. The Mississippi Delta Complex. Pages 3-10 in J.P. Morgan, ed. Deltaic 

 sedimentation - modern and ancient. Soc. Econ. Paleontol. Mineral. Spec. Publ. 15. 



Excellent summary paper. Consists mainly of illustrations (maps and photographs) on the 

 character and development of the deltaic plain complex. 



Morgan, J.P. 1970. Depositional processes and products in deltaic environment. Pages 31-47 in 

 Deltaic sedimentation - modern and ancient. Soc. Econ. Paleontol. Mineral. Spec. Publ. 15. 



Good discussion of river regime, coastal processes, structural behavior, and climate which control 

 and influence delta formation. Also discusses Ganges and Mekong Deltas. 



LeBlanc, R.J. 1972. Geometry of sandstone reservoir bodies. Pages 133-190 in Underground 

 waste management and environmental implications. Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Mem. 18. 



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