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America's Achilles' Heel: the Mississippi River's Old River Control Structure

Above: Aerial view of the four structures of the Mississippi River Old River Control Structure, looking downstream to the south. Water flows from the Mississippi River through the four structures, to ...
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Escalating Floods Putting Mississippi River’s Old River Control Structure at Risk

Above: The Old River Control Structure on the Mississippi River as seen during a flood on May 17, 2009 (left) and at normal waters levels on December 31, 2009 (right). The May 2009 flood was the 14th ...