Atchafalaya Bay

Atchafalaya Bay lies on the Louisiana coast where the Atchafalaya River reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Its shallow waters border a vast lowland of marshes, bayous and waterways connected with the Mississippi basin. River-borne sediment gives the meeting of land and sea a constantly changing character. Offshore, the open Gulf extends southward, while the waterways inland lead into the wooded swamps and floodplains of the Atchafalaya basin.