Raccoon Island Rock Jetty Information
Wetland Category: Flats & Beaches
NWI Classification: E2RS2Nr
Latitude:   29.047832 Longitude:   -90.917476

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Date: 04/04/2007
Direction: South East
State: Louisiana
Country: USA
Location: Raccoon Island
Author(s): Larry Handley
Affiliation: Government

04/04/2007
 
Description: Rock Breakwater/Jetty, man-made Rocky Shore of Rubble sized material. Lower darker rocks are Intertidal, regularly flooded by the tide. Lighter rocks (about knee high) are Intertidal, Irregularly flooded.
Conditions: Low tide

Disturbances:
Comments: Standing on inside of jetty, which is Estuarine. Other side of jetty is Marine.