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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Old River Control Structure - How Great the Risk?

As the flood waters of the Mississippi system move south each year and pass by where the Red River becomes the Atchafalaya River, how long will the man made Old River Control Structure be able to hold?  Here is a good assessment, not by the Corps of Engineers but by a smart young lady who lives in the area of this old structure that is straining to keep the Mississippi from changing course to overcome the Atchafalaya River.  She explains the situation from a very practical point of view.



See also my post from 20ll.

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