TECHE VERMILION

The Teche-Vermilion Basins Project, located in South Central Louisiana, brings additional fresh surface water to the heart of Acadiana, an area that has seen rapid municipal development and agricultural/industrial expansion in recent years. The project supplies fresh water from the Atchafalaya River to Bayou Teche, the Vermilion River and connecting streams by means of a pumping station and a series of control structures and channels designed to divert, regulate and carry the flows. The basins of Bayou Teche and the Vermilion River were historically supplied with fresh water from the Atchafalaya River via its connection with Bayou Courtableu. Construction of a system of flood protection levees paralleling the Atchafalaya River severed the connection. These levees are essential features of the comprehensive Mississippi River and Tributaries Project (MR&T), constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The MR&T…(TO READ MORE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW)

Also known as: Teche-Vermilion Basins Project

Primary location: Lafayette United States