Managing the Mighty Mississippi
Managing the mighty Mississippi River is no easy task -- the Mississippi River has been changing course throughout its history, but so have the people who have been living and working on its banks. Watch this documentary to learn how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has used levees, revetment, the Mat Sinking Unit and other means to manage the Mississippi River.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest water resource challenges. One of USACE’s largest civil works districts, we cover a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that includes seven major river basins, nine watersheds, 10 flood control reservoirs and approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. Our missions include flood risk management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, water supply, regulatory, recreation, hydropower, emergency operations and support to contingency operations. Our workforce of 1,100 engineers, technical experts and other professionals are committed to the communities we serve.
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This is truly engineering on a massive scale; most impressive. Using the huge costs of maintaining the US Army Corps of Engineers, and using that organization to do solidly useful work.
great video
Great video, simple clear explanation of the complete process. Well written and perfect choice of narrators. well done by all involved
Mother Mississippi , mighty & majestic!! 🇺🇸💎
Really good explanation and video of efforts to control flooding, streambank erosion and the meanders of that great river. At Cairo, IL the Ohio River contributes 60% of the flow in the Mississippi River. The Ohio River Basin covers parts of 13 states (205,000 square miles) and includes 85 USACE reservoirs, all of which include operation for flood control. Four Corps of Engineers districts operate and maintain those reservoirs under the command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Basin Division office in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Vicksburg District is a top shelf organization and does a great job on the Mississippi River. Thanks for this great video.
The meanders, entrenched meanders, oxbow lakes, low and wide flood plain are all indicators of a very old river. It's been around for a long time. It will continue to be around even longer.
The ending music reminded me of Shell Oil documentaries from the late 50’s we watched in elementary school.
The Hurley
That was interesting.
Very interesting! Thanks for uploading.
What amazes me is many of the structures designed to originally control the river and for shipping were designed by a great architect who became president. Andrew Jackson. Too bad they tore his statues down. Some people did some things and we should be proud of that my America great always
Very interesting
Mrs dalzel sent me here
One thing we need to remember , The forces of nature are both very relentless and patient. It will keep working and sooner or later will find or cause a weakness.Then we will have a disaster and a huge mess to clean up. Lack of water in the west is a slow motion disaster in the making that I hope we can avoid.
where might i find a digital copy of the river flow through history. To show to my class
Mat placement.
The Mississippi should be controlled by a water chief who will divert all water in excess of that needed down river. Hopefully, this water would be sent as far west as possible. This bold idea has been an unspoken hope of the western states for decades and is feasible, if expensive. For the doubters, the Mississippi water sources are higher than, say, Lake Mead.
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is Ronald Reagan narrating this??
Whos here because of school?