Mississippi river - impacts of flooding and management

Question 1

Mississippi stats

Answer 1

• Largest river in us
• Thirteenth highest discharge in world
• Goes through ten states
• One of the most fertile regions in us
• 2000 miles long

Question 2

Mississippi management infrastructure

Answer 2

• 35 00 miles of levees in some places up to 15m
• Dredging since 1930
• Revetments dropped into river to stop erosions (thin concrete sheets)
• Spillways create intentional floods somewhere rural to stop flooding in urban areas
• Straightening for transport

Question 3

what is the American watershed initiative

Answer 3

collaboration working with business, government, academic and civic organizations to find solutions for the challenges facing the Mississippi River

Question 4

what Mississippi provides

Answer 4

• Powers industries and factories
• Oil rigs
• Transportation of goods - billions in economic income
• Wildlife
• Tourism and recreaction
• Hydroelectric power - 25% america’s hydro power
• Farmers in basin produce 90% of the nations agricultural exports
• Commercial fishing
• Drinking water