Sediment-laden water, retained by levees along the Mississippi River, deposits its load into deep water at the mouth of the delta, where most of the sediment is lost to the coastal environment.
(Sediment-laden water; retained; by levees along the Mississippi River) (Sediment-laden water, retained by levees along the Mississippi River; deposits; its load into deep water; at the mouth of the delta) (most of the sediment; is lost; to the coastal environment)
Sediment-laden water Sediment-laden water, retained by levees along the Mississippi River most of the sediment
retained deposits is lost
by levees along the Mississippi River
its load into deep water at the mouth of the delta
to the coastal environment