Old River Control Structure
The Old River Control Structure is a floodgate system in a branch of the Mississippi River in central Louisiana. It regulates the flow of water from the Mississippi into the Atchafalaya River, thereby preventing the Mississippi River from changing course.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station.
Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station
Power station
The Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station, also known as Louisiana Hydroelectric, opened in response to a need for a non-polluting, less-costly power source for Vidalia, Louisiana. Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Old River Control Structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Adams.
Fort Adams
Hamlet
Fort Adams is a small, river port community in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States, about 40 miles south of Natchez. It is notable for having been the U.S. port of entry on the Mississippi River, before the acquisition of New Orleans; it was the site of an early fort by that name. Fort Adams is situated 3 miles east of Old River Control Structure.
Old River Control Structure
- Type: architectural structure
- Description: floodgate system in Louisiana, USA
- Location: Concordia, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Old River Control Structure” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “密西西比河防洪工程”
- Chinese: “老河控制結構”
- Dutch: “Old River Control System”
- French: “structure de régulation des eaux d’Old River”
- French: “Structure de régulation des eaux d’Old River”
- German: “Old River Control Structure”
- Hebrew: “מבנה הבקרה של הנהר הישן”
- Japanese: “旧河道管理構造物”
- Portuguese: “Estrutura de controle do Rio Velho”
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