Summary:
- The article discusses the formation of a new channel in the Mississippi River, which is a natural example of how sediment diversions can be used to build land and restore wetlands.
- The new channel, known as the Atchafalaya River, has been forming for centuries and has been actively transporting sediment from the Mississippi River to build up land along the Louisiana coast.
- This natural process demonstrates the potential for using engineered sediment diversions, which are designed to mimic this natural process, to help restore and rebuild Louisiana's rapidly disappearing coastal wetlands.