Dick Foster
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As an engineer, I find the corp of engineer's battle with mother nature ludicrous. They'll eventually lose every damn time.You'd have to totally give up trying to control the mississippi to fix the problem.
Louisiana is actually gaining land where the Atchafalaya river discharges into the gulf.
Not surprising since they dont control it like they do the mississippi.
Actually they do, the just control it where it's trying to capture the Mississippi.
Old River Control Structure - Wikipedia
I was inferring that they dont control it to the extent they do the mississippi.
Agreed. The Atchafalaya discharge is allowed to spread out and drop off the sediments at the mouth of the river, while the Mississippi Main branch is channeled so most of the sediment shoots over the continental shelf.
As an Engineer I find the Army Corp of Engineer's attempt to control the Mississippi fascinating.