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April 18, 2018

Mississippi River model may help save coastline

  • Scientists built an $18 million, 10,000-square-foot reproduction of the lower Mississippi to test different ways to stop erosion.
  • By REBECCA SANTANA
    Associated Press

    The new model is designed to help researchers answer such questions as: How does opening one diversion affect the river's flow? How do the diversions affect the dredging done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers? How do multiple diversions along the river affect each other?

    BATON ROUGE, La. — Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River.


     
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