Emerging from the flat river land of the Louisiana/Mississippi border is a complex of three massive structures, displaying the mark of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Old River Control Structure ...
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 ...
Above: The Auxiliary Structure, the keystone of the $1 billion Old River Control Structure, which keeps the Mississippi River from changing channels. The main channel of the Mississippi River can be ...
A key part of the effort to control flooding in Terrebonne Parish began operation Thursday. The Petit Caillou Lock Structure in Chauvin includes a 56-foot lock that allows boats to travel along Bayou ...
NORTH PORT – North Port officials hosted a ribbon cutting Thursday for Water Control Structure 106, which is located on the Cocoplum Waterway just west of North Port Boulevard, near the City’s Water ...