Margaret S. Petersen
He just has his own ideas.
Yes. And, of course, there's a professor at
I think it is, who insists that the Corps is
going to lose the Old River Control Structure. Do you know about him?
Did you ever do any work on that?
No, not really. The only reason I'm at all familiar with the Old River Control Structure is
that when I was working on the Red River in the' 8 0 ' s I had a chance to see it. I knew about
the control structure from having worked in Mississippi before, and I did see the models at
WES at Vicksburg.
But some people argue that if the river wants to go that way, it's going to go that way, sooner
or later.
Well, that's what the man at LSU thinks.
I think some people in the Corps think that, too, from what I've heard.
A:
It could be. Have you talked to people in the Vicksburg District?
No, I haven't. I know someone who has talked to most of those folks down there in LMVD
and New Orleans District.
Brien Winkley and Stanley Schumm have edited a book that ASCE published on large
alluvial rivers. It's really a descriptive book. I haven't had a chance to read the whole thing.
Schumm has done a lot of consulting for the Vicksburg District.
Winkley worked for WES or Vicksburg District?
I think he worked for the Vicksburg District. I don't think he worked for the Commission.
Pile Dikes on the Arkansas System
Q:
Is there anything else about the Arkansas system that you particularly remember?
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