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re: Is it true in the MS Delta..

Posted on 2/11/24 at 4:38 pm to
Posted by mudshuvl05
Member since Nov 2023
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Posted on 2/11/24 at 4:38 pm to
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Why is it called the Mississippi Delta when it's 350 miles from the actual Mississippi Delta?
it's more of a historical term used to define the shared flood plain area of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers.
Posted by deltaland
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Posted on 2/11/24 at 5:14 pm to
Mississippi River delta is the lower 1/3 in Louisiana

Mississippi Delta is a cultural region of northwest Mississippi

Mississippi Embayment is the flat fertile farmland comprising the upper 2/3 alluvial plain from Mississippi, Arkansas to southern Illinois
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