Meeting the Atchafalaya
The Mississippi River flows mostly south from its most northern reaches in Minnesota through the heartland of the United States down to Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, collecting and distributing commerce and culture with a multitude of tributaries and distributaries. The river itself is dynamic a...
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oai:doaj.org-article:af4ca42b38914d468fb77613465d94302021-11-23T17:45:18ZMeeting the Atchafalaya2471-190Xhttps://doaj.org/article/af4ca42b38914d468fb77613465d94302021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/meeting-the-atchafalaya/ https://doaj.org/toc/2471-190XThe Mississippi River flows mostly south from its most northern reaches in Minnesota through the heartland of the United States down to Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, collecting and distributing commerce and culture with a multitude of tributaries and distributaries. The river itself is dynamic and changeable, flooding, avulsing, and remodeling its banks and channels continuously. Tentatively held in place with levees, dams, and floodways, this dynamic river is held somewhat in check, allowing towns and farms to reach right to the river’s edge, and providing some continuity and control for navigation of the famous river barges that carry a wealth of commodities up and down the river...University of Minnesota Libraries Publishingarticlecivil engineeringengagementgeosciencesmississippi river basinGeography. Anthropology. RecreationGHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999ENOpen Rivers, Iss Issue Nineteen : Fall 2021 (2021) |
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The Mississippi River flows mostly south from its most northern reaches in Minnesota through the heartland of the United States down to Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, collecting and distributing commerce and culture with a multitude of tributaries and distributaries. The river itself is dynamic and changeable, flooding, avulsing, and remodeling its banks and channels continuously. Tentatively held in place with levees, dams, and floodways, this dynamic river is held somewhat in check, allowing towns and farms to reach right to the river’s edge, and providing some continuity and control for navigation of the famous river barges that carry a wealth of commodities up and down the river... |
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