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Mud Boating on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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Thursday May 19 2011 10:05 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles (153 km) by river below New Orleans, where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U. S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada–US border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world. The current form of the Mississippi River basin was largely shaped by the Laurentide Ice Sheet of the most recent Ice Age. The southernmost extent of this enormous glaciation extended well into the present-day United States and Mississippi basin. When the ice sheet began to recede, hundreds of feet of rich sediment were deposited, creating the flat and fertile landscape of the Mississippi Valley. During the melt, giant glacial rivers found drainage paths into the Mississippi watershed, creating such features as the Minnesota River, James River, and Milk River valleys. When the ice sheet completely retreated, many of these ‘temporary’ rivers found paths to Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean, leaving the Mississippi Basin with many features ‘oversized’ for the existing rivers to have carved in the same time period. The Mississippi River Delta has shifted and changed constantly since the formation of the river, but the construction of dams on the river has greatly reduced the flow of sediment to the delta. In recent years, the Mississippi’s mouth has shown a steady shift towards the Atchafalaya River channel, but because of floodworks at the river’s mouth, this change of course—which would be catastrophic for seaports at the river mouth—has so far been held at bay. Some researchers believe that due to natural forces inherent to river plains, it is a matter of time before this event takes places and that it becomes more likely each year. Hundreds of Native American tribes have depended on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Although they knew the river by many different names, it was the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning Great River, or gichi-ziibi, meaning Big River, that ultimately gave the river its present-day name. European explorers reached the mouth of the river as early as the 16th century and 17th century. The river throughout history has served as the border for New France, New Spain, and the early United States—its size and importance made it a formidable boundary as well as a strategic military location, and later, an important artery for steamboats to travel on. Writer Mark Twain was one of the most well-known figures on the river in this period. Even today, the river serves as partial boundaries for ten states, and most of its course can easily be seen on a political map. The Mississippi has also been known for great flooding events, especially in the 20th century which experienced up to four 100-year floods. This has led to the construction of hundreds of miles of levees along nearly the entire course of the river, although they have not always succeeded in preventing the greatest floods. Throughout its history, whether for Native Americans, explorers, or modern commerce, the Mississippi has always been a major navigation route through the center of North America. In the 19th and 20th centuries, despite its slow current and relative depth, a series of dams were constructed on the river, one of the most notable of which is at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. These dams facilitate navigation for a steady stream of barge traffic carrying agricultural products from the fertile Mississippi Basin to the Gulf Coast, and like the Columbia River, most of the upper Mississippi is a cascade of reservoirs, as are many of its tributaries like the
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Monday May 16 2011 11:15 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles (153 km) by river below New Orleans, where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U. S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada–US border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world. The current form of the Mississippi River basin was largely shaped by the Laurentide Ice Sheet of the most recent Ice Age. The southernmost extent of this enormous glaciation extended well into the present-day United States and Mississippi basin. When the ice sheet began to recede, hundreds of feet of rich sediment were deposited, creating the flat and fertile landscape of the Mississippi Valley. During the melt, giant glacial rivers found drainage paths into the Mississippi watershed, creating such features as the Minnesota River, James River, and Milk River valleys. When the ice sheet completely retreated, many of these ‘temporary’ rivers found paths to Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean, leaving the Mississippi Basin with many features ‘oversized’ for the existing rivers to have carved in the same time period. The Mississippi River Delta has shifted and changed constantly since the formation of the river, but the construction of dams on the river has greatly reduced the flow of sediment to the delta. In recent years, the Mississippi’s mouth has shown a steady shift towards the Atchafalaya River channel, but because of floodworks at the river’s mouth, this change of course—which would be catastrophic for seaports at the river mouth—has so far been held at bay. Some researchers believe that due to natural forces inherent to river plains, it is a matter of time before this event takes places and that it becomes more likely each year. Hundreds of Native American tribes have depended on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Although they knew the river by many different names, it was the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning Great River, or gichi-ziibi, meaning Big River, that ultimately gave the river its present-day name. European explorers reached the mouth of the river as early as the 16th century and 17th century. The river throughout history has served as the border for New France, New Spain, and the early United States—its size and importance made it a formidable boundary as well as a strategic military location, and later, an important artery for steamboats to travel on. Writer Mark Twain was one of the most well-known figures on the river in this period. Even today, the river serves as partial boundaries for ten states, and most of its course can easily be seen on a political map. The Mississippi has also been known for great flooding events, especially in the 20th century which experienced up to four 100-year floods. This has led to the construction of hundreds of miles of levees along nearly the entire course of the river, although they have not always succeeded in preventing the greatest floods. Throughout its history, whether for Native Americans, explorers, or modern commerce, the Mississippi has always been a major navigation route through the center of North America. In the 19th and 20th centuries, despite its slow current and relative depth, a series of dams were constructed on the river, one of the most notable of which is at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. These dams facilitate navigation for a steady stream of barge traffic carrying agricultural products from the fertile Mississippi Basin to the Gulf Coast, and like the Columbia River, most of the upper Mississippi is a cascade of reservoirs, as are many of its tributaries like the portation intentional wheelies velineon show boating river SocietyGTA K-ROSERising slide beach bash disaster water Residents FloodingWDSUmississippi development Andreas gulf adobe premiere 7 delta mile trip Powered flooding mexico decline and ROSEGTA fred guitar bushel living Caynon personal bluestraxxas stampede fishing PPC first sand bash Steep tennessee adobe photoshop elements 7 Louisiana outreach damSevere marshall overflow rc bashing state for Woman reality pirate lifestyle yield 100 slow motion Man 300 show-me state Slow SA canon powershot sx210 is great
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From Tom Lee Park in Memphis, this is a video of the Mighty Mississippi River, the Interstate 40 Bridge, Arkansas shoreline and the Memphis skyline including the Great American Pyramid.Watch closely to see Elvis!
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A wonderful community on an Island in the middle of the Mississippi River in the shadow of Downtown Memphis/ One of the Countries best examples of New Urbanism. Don’t move to Memphis without seeing it!
www.DowntownMemphisUSA.com
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This video was first shot back in 1998-99 for the Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District. The District Commander, Colonel Robert Crear and now retired BG Crear, was in the original video. It won “Best in Show” at the National Waterways Conference in 99 or 2000. Colonel Frederick (Rick) L. Clapp, Jr took command in June 2001 after Colonel Crear took an assignment as chief of staff in Corps Headquarters. The Vicksburg District then re-shot only the Commanders’ portion of the video during 2002 which now only shows Colonel Clapp.
The video explains the Vicksburg District mission of protecting the bankline of the Mississippi River with concrete mat revetment. The system keeps the river from meandering providing stability for the levee system that protects communities and property along the river. The video also shows how protecting the river banks from erosion and preventing meandering provides a safe and reliable navigation channel to move Americas commerce.
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Echoes of Cry of the Marsh explores the issue of wetland restoration through the eyes of Bob Hartkopf, an ecologist and educator who has worked more than 40 years to revive these environmental assets.
Wetland restoration affects all people living in areas with industrial-scale agriculture, particularly in the upper Midwest and along the Mississippi River.
Hartkopf’s work and stuggle reminds us that we can find a healthy balance for our land, that we can strengthen our ecosystem, and that working for environmental change is possible.
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Echoes of Cry of the Marsh explores the issue of wetland restoration through the eyes of Bob Hartkopf, an ecologist and educator who has worked more than 40 years to revive these environmental assets.
Wetland restoration affects all people living in areas with industrial-scale agriculture, particularly in the upper Midwest and along the Mississippi River.
Hartkopf’s work and stuggle reminds us that we can find a healthy balance for our land, that we can strengthen our ecosystem, and that working for environmental change is possible.
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With Levees breaking all over the United States of America, a completely different Levee design is needed. Mud is Mud. Dirt is Dirt. Water will “Liquefy” Mud (Dirt). That is a known fact. So why keep on building a system that will break again. That is wasting time and money.
I have been presenting this design for the past 3 years. I have been on TV. This system has been emailed to every Senator and Representative in Washington. This system has been sent to every District of the Corps of Engineers in the U. S. This System has been put directly into the hands of Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. This system is even on the Internet and has been viewed by thousands of people all over the world. All have turned a deaf ear to this design. Why? Because the engineers who viewed my presentation could not find any fault with this system. In fact they said that this is exactly what’s needed. But will not build it. Why? The reason is that they did not come up with the idea. And second they will not be able to make a bunch of money off of this idea. They have chosen to make more money rather than saving peoples lives. They have had over 60 years to solve the problem with mud levees namely the “Liquefied Zone” (visit my website for meaning). And to date has come up with NO solution of solving the “Liquefied Zone” problem. So they decided to talk about it least as possible.
The problem with ALL mud levees is “The Liquefied Zone”. This is the bottom of All mud levees where two different types of mud are joining together. They liquefy and begin to weaken. The weakest part of ALL mud levees is the top. When water rises so does water pressure. The tops of ALL mud levees are smaller at the top than the bottom. That is why a completely different design is needed. Mud levees cannot compete with greater water pressure.
By building this different levee design; the top of this levee design is the same strength as the bottom. So if water rises, simply add onto this different design as needed and have the same strength to hold back the greater water pressure that has accrued.
This different levee design can also be used as a barrier to lower storm surge. This different levee design can also be used for land restoration. These are just some of the ways this different levee design can be used. One design that can be used for multiple purposes that will result in lower cost and a stronger means of protection.
But people are to busy with their own agenda. So Almighty God has gotten their attention.
Levees are breaking at an alarming rate. How will they be repaired? Sheet pile does not work. Rocks do not work. Levee walls do not work. More mud levees with different mud does not work. Mud is Mud and Dirt is Dirt. Cheap to build and costly to repair.
Different people have to get involved. The Corps of Engineers will continue doing what they where thought in school. That’s all they know how to do. The contractors they employ will do what they know how to do. The same disaster will happen again. And they know that. That is why they say, we will build it again but it will break. They are thinking inside the box. The answer will come from outside the box. A completely different way of thinking about levees.
The problem is that when a design proves to work and save lives it is past own to the people in charge to evaluate. Guess who they are. The Corps of engineers and their contractors.
The answer will NOT come from them. The answer has just been presented to you. So you are without excuse to say that a different levee system does not exists. Here it is.
So what will you do? Will it take the people to the United States to protest against the current people in charge of protecting them and say swallow your pride and admit that they do not know what to do? When the solution has been given to them all designed and ready to be built. How simple can that be? Maybe to simple. Man makes things complicated. God makes things simple. Man wants personal gains. God offers protection for His people.
You have your solution. Build it or continue losing lives, property and business. While the same current people in charge get richer and richer at the expense of human lives.
“Time is of the essence”
Jim Boudreaux
P O Box 4414
Houma, La. 70361
Phone ( 985 ) 868-6270
Email: jboudr1@bellsouth.net
Website: http://jboudreaux.page.tl
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