A diversion at Davis is scheduled to begin operation by 1992. This diversion is designed mainly 

 for salinity management and will freshen the water in the park. It may also result in some 

 sediment input to the park. The Algiers Lock can also be used to divert small amount of 

 freshwater (on the order of 2,000 ft 3 /s) into the Barataria Basin during high flow. Since this 

 diversion is via the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway some of the water and sediments could be used 

 for the park. In the future, perhaps a small scale diversion could be implemented especially for 

 the park area. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



We are indebted to Dr. James Gosselink and Dr. Flora Wang, Louisiana State University, David 

 Mu!h and Kurt Schoenburger, National Park Service, and Tom Oswald, Center for Wetland 

 Resources. This work was supported by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the 

 Interior, the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, and the Department of Marine Sciences, 

 Louisiana State University. 



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