An aerial photograph can tell you a lot about the land it pictures.  Look at the photo below.  Do you see a lot of water?  Is it a stream or pond, a bay or the Gulf?  Is it intermixed with land, so you can barely tell where water ends and land begins?  Often this means there are wetlands in the photograph.  Wetlands are very common throughout the Barataria and Terrebonne Basins. 

Features you may see on these photos show human activity as well as natural features.  Human-made features to look for include: roads, canals, agricultural fields, urban or industrial areas.  Natural features you may see include: wooded forest or swamp, marsh, ponds, streams, lakes and bays.  Think about how the activity on the land might cause pollution that could be carried into nearby waters when rain falls and creates Runoff. 

To learn more about the source of this aerial photo (DOQQ) and how to find specific features, go to the Imagery Page.  Or go back to the Website Introduction associated with the Satellite Image of the Watersheds.