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Historical subsidence rates calculated by the National Geodetic Survey

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Historical subsidence rates calculated by the National Geodetic Survey from repeat leveling surveys at benchmarks along Bayou La
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Historical subsidence rates calculated by the National Geodetic Survey from repeat leveling surveys at benchmarks along Bayou Lafource between Raceland and Grand Isle. Shaded areas delineate approximate productive boundaries of nearby oil-and-gas fields; dashed vertical lines show projected intersection with subsurface faults. Abbreviations: mm/yr, millimeters per year; km, kilometers.

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