The mouth of the river has shifted repeatedly over time. Since a canal was built in the early nineteenth century, the river has been seeking the [Atchafalaya River]? mouth, some sixty miles from New Orleans. The U.S. Army [Corps of Engineers]? maintains a massive system of locks to keep the river in its present course. |
The mouth of the river has shifted repeatedly over time. Since a canal was built in the early nineteenth century, the river has been seeking the [Atchafalaya River]? mouth, some sixty miles from New Orleans. The U.S. Army [Corps of Engineers]? maintains a massive system of locks to keep the river in its present course. (See <http://www.ce.utexas.edu/stu/mcbraymc/ce385proposal.html>) |
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