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New Orleans Geological Society

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Geological and Cultural Excursion, Jackson, Mississippi to Natchez, Mississippi, 1993
Pages 46-52

Note Number 3: "Bluff Failure at Natchez, Mississippi"

Lawson M. Smith, Peter E. Church

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Progressive wasting of the Mississippi River bluffs at Natchez, Mississippi, represents a substantial geologic hazard to property in the vicinity of the bluffs. Preliminary field observations suggest that a number of failure mechanisms are active in the erosion of the bluff face.


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