Emerging from the flat river land of the Louisiana/Mississippi border is a complex of three massive structures, displaying the mark of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Old River Control Structure ...

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: Aerial view of the four structures of the Mississippi River Old River Control Structure, looking downstream to the south. Water flows from the Mississippi River through the four structures, to ...

Major diversion project features, including the inlet structure and Wild Rice River control structure, are in the final construction stages. Work is 30% complete on the Red River control structure, ...

The completed inlet structure is the first of three gated control structures that will regulate the flow of water into the metro flood project's 30-mile diversion channel. The diversion inlet control ...