Old River Control Complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Old_River_Control_Complex

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	water control structure
gptkbp:built	1954
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Low_Sill_Structure gptkb:Navigation_Lock gptkb:Overbank_Structure Auxiliary Structure
gptkbp:coordinates	31.0881°N 91.5892°W
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedFlowSplit	70% Mississippi River, 30% Atchafalaya River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Old River Control Complex
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Avoyelles_Parish,_Louisiana gptkb:Concordia_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:manages	flow between Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River
gptkbp:opened	1963
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:purpose	prevent Mississippi River from changing course into Atchafalaya River
gptkbp:regulates	water flow
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Morganza_Spillway gptkb:Bonnet_Carré_Spillway
gptkbp:river	gptkb:Mississippi_River gptkb:Atchafalaya_River
gptkbp:significance	critical for flood control in Lower Mississippi Valley
gptkbp:threats	flooding
gptkbp:website	https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Mississippi-River-Flood-Control/Old-River-Control-Structure/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Low_Sill_Structure
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8