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 ...
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 ...