Auxilliary structure, old river control

USA / Louisiana / Simmesport /

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This is part of the system to control the flow of water from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya Basin (a distributory system). If allowed to flow free, it is likely that the Atchafalaya would capture the main flow of the Mississippi bypassing Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

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Coordinates: 31°3'55"N 91°35'41"W

Low Sill Structure, old river control 1.4 km
Old River Closure Structure - Shipping Lock 10 km
Morganza Flood Gates Structure 32 km
Marked Tree Lock and Siphons 515 km
Denison Dam Spillway 559 km
Flow gates 1736 km
Lock 9 Bridge & Flood Control Spillway 2034 km
Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades 2539 km
Duplanter Water Evacuation 3159 km
Cardiff Barrage 7266 km

Turnbull Island 11 km
Angola Prison 12 km
Richard K Yancey Wildlife Management Area 14 km
Lake Mary (Old River Lake) 15 km
Tunica Hills WMA 17 km
Raccourci Island 21 km
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge 31 km
Tunica Swamp 32 km
Morganza Spillway 34 km
Glasscock Cut-off (Mississippi) 35 km

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Turnbull Island Angola Prison Richard K Yancey Wildlife Management Area Lake Mary (Old River Lake) Tunica Hills WMA Raccourci Island Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge Tunica Swamp Morganza Spillway Glasscock Cut-off (Mississippi)