Atchafalaya: River Control

Atchafalaya is the most primitive basin since it has a very stable wetland system. It is also the largest river wetland in North America, but about 3,760 acres of land was lost from 1932 to 1990. Loss of wetlands is mainly due to erosion, human activity and natural transformation. Many human activities, such as oil and gas pipelines, hinder the movement of fluids and sediments in wetlands.

The intentional change in the Old River governance structure in Louisiana state makes the Atchafalaya River of Louisiana a major turning point of the Mississippi River, 30% of the Mississippi River will not continue along the Mississippi River via Baton Rouge It was. New Orleans' fairway leads to a longer route to the bay. Red River is usually regarded as a tributary, but because that water flows through the Achapharaya River into the Gulf of Mexico, it is not the case.

Because Old River Governance Structure, Morganza Spillway, or nearby dams failed, you can redistribute the mainstream of the Mississippi River from the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana via the Atchafalaya River to the Gulf of Mexico in the south of Morgantown in southern Louisiana I can do it. This route gives direct access to the Gulf of Mexico via Baton Rouge and New Orleans, not the current Mississippi waterway. There is a risk of such diverting any large flood, but so far aggressive people built by the US military to maintain and manipulate various dams, drains and other control structures This intervention has hampered this change. Engineer

Scientists of the US government decided that the Mississippi River would head to the Achapharaya River because of the steep road to the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s. Ultimately, the Achapharaya River captures the Mississippi River, becomes the main entrance to the Gulf of Mexico and leaves New Orleans aside. As a result, the US Congress has approved a project called the Old River Control Structure that prevents the Mississippi River from passing through New Orleans and entering the Bay.

In the Atchafalaya River project, we are offering 12 ft wide and 125 ft access barge transport to the Mississippi River, located at 75 ft x 1200 ft lock of Old River and connected to the inland waterway of Morgan City Bay. This year round routes are shorter by 175 miles from the western part of Texas and Louisiana to the Mississippi River and the Ohio River upstream. A depth of 9 feet extends 90 miles from Monongahela and extends 72 miles to Allegheny at the intersection of Pittsburgh. The intersection of the Kanawa and Ohio rivers is 9 feet deep, 90 miles deep. The 6-foot voyage extends from the Cumberland River of the Tennessee River to Nashville, and the 9-foot system extends to Knoxville.