Morganza Spillway

The Morganza Spillway or Morganza Control Structure is a flood-control structure in the U.S. state of . It is located along the western bank of the Lower Mississippi River at river mile 280, near in Pointe Coupee Parish.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Louisiana, United States of America, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Morganza Control Device” and “Morganza Floodway”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morganza.

Village
Photo: Sf46, Public domain.
is an incorporated village near the in , , United States. The population was 525 as of the 2020 census, down from 659 in 2000. is situated 3 miles southeast of Morganza Spillway.

Morganza Spillway

Latitude
30.77665° or 30° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-91.61981° or 91° 37′ 11″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
862CQ9GJ+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1103948620
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
4333845
Wiki­data ID
Q1947679
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Korean—“Morganza Spillway” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Morganza Spillway”
  • Chinese: “摩根扎泄洪道”
  • Chinese: “莫甘扎泄洪道”
  • Dutch: “Morganza Spillway”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مورجانزا سبيلواى”
  • French: “Morganza Spillway”
  • German: “Morganza Spillway”
  • Japanese: “モルガンザ放水路”
  • Korean: “모간자 방수로”

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