The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, conducted a sedimentation improvement study of the Mississippi River at Vancill Towhead from River Mile (RM) 72.0 to RM 65.0. This study was funded by the Regulating Works Project for the Middle Mississippi River and Avoid and Minimize (A&M) Program. The objective of the model study was to produce a report that outlined the results of an analysis of various river engineering measures, intended to reduce or eliminate the need for repetitive channel maintenance dredging between RM 68.00 and RM 67.00 and enhance the environmental diversity at Vancill Towhead without negatively affecting the navigation channel.
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River Engineering for the 21th Century
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