Drought Threatens Shipping on Mississippi River

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9. The "Billions" have already been spent.

The Old River Control Structure was built to re-establish the equilibrium that was disturbed when Shreve dismantled the Great Red River Raft in the 19th century. Allowing the Mississippi to flow down the Atchafalaya basin would turn New Orleans into a salt water back water and render one of America's greatest ports ineffective.