Spring Green

Spring green in the Atchafalaya. When the new leaves come out on the Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the spring the swamp turns a beautiful green color. Clear water indicates that local rain water dominates this area of the Basin. The annual rainfall is about sixty inches.
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