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 ...
Above: The Old River Control Structure on the Mississippi River as seen during a flood on May 17, 2009 (left) and at normal waters levels on December 31, 2009 (right). The May 2009 flood was the 14th ...