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River management - the Mississippi

River management - the Mississippi
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Key Info
  • River management - the Mississippi
  • Duration: 05:52
  • The Mississippi river is a major river covering almost half of the USA. The river used to flood and the channel moved around the floodplain. This made navigation difficult so people attempted to manage the river. Strategies involved dykes, levees, dams and river straightening. This solved the flooding problem as the river flowed faster over a shorter distance. In 1993 the management techniques failed and large areas flooded. People now question whether or not we can control natural processes.
  • Subject:

    Geography

       Topic:

    Rivers

  • Keywords: banks, flood defences, United States, rain, paddle steamer, shipping channel, economy, engineers, erosion, channel, levees, dams, channelisation, air mass
Ideas for use in class
  • This clip could be used to show how people attempt to manage rivers. There are some nice animations of river management techniques.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3

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