The Mississippi River Delta is the confluence of the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana, southeastern United States. The river delta is a three-million-acre (4,700 mi 2; …

Dec 7, 2022 · The Mississippi River Delta describes the area where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico. It is located primarily in the state of Louisiana, in the southeastern part of …

3 days ago · A new study says river deltas around the world aren’t just disappearing because of rising seas, but also because the land itself is sinking down into the waters, either as fast or …

Oct 19, 2023 · Map of historical and present deltaic formations at the mouth of the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River Delta formed over thousands of years as North America’s mightiest river deposited sand, silt and clay into the warm waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

6 days ago · The surface expression of the many sub-deltas is the Mississippi delta, with an area exceeding 11,000 square miles (28,500 square km). Stretching its distributaries into the gulf, …

Major river deltas are sinking faster than sea-level rise A new study published in Nature finds human-driven land sinking now outpaces sea-level rise in many of the world’s major delta …

Sep 28, 2025 · The delta branches out from the river’s mouth into distributary channels, forming the distinctive bird’s foot shape of the Mississippi River Delta Basin (Plaquemines-Balize …

Learn about the wildlife, people, and conservation of the Mississippi River Delta.

Aug 8, 2025 · The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habitat.