Changes in recent effective discharge and geomorphology near the Old River Control on the lower Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is considered the ultimate single channel meandering river. Five hundred km upstream from its mouth, about 25% of the river’s discharge is diverted into the Atchafalaya River. This diversion is controlled by the Old River Control structure, built by the US Army Corps of Engin...

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Main Author: Knox, Richard Leo
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21806