Talk:Old River Control Structure

http://quintascott.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/oldrivercontrol.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.112.84.59 (talk) 05:17, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Replacement for non-free image

The following image http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/images/clip_image038.jpg from the website http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/LouisianaRiverControl.html looks like it might be a work of the US government, but I can't tell for sure. 128.194.143.92 (talk) 17:35, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

xkcd article

Randall Monroe of xkcd released a wonderful article on the ORCS that I think would make a great contribution to the External Links section. I'd add it myself but I'm not familiar enough with the html If anyone feels like adding it, the link is http://blog.xkcd.com/2011/05/08/michael-bays-scenario/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.190.1.226 (talk) 17:44, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Statement doesn't make sense

In the heyday of steamboats along the Mississippi River, such a vessel would need several hours to travel the 20 miles (32 km) of Turnbull's Bend, after which it would have progressed only about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the entrance to the bend — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kg4gsn (talk • contribs) 08:10, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Operations

"This flow split was not based on science, but rather was based on the approximate flow allocation between the two rivers that existed at the time of construction."

The natural allocation between the lower Old River channel where the lock is, now? Because it appears that there wasn't a connection where the current spillways are. That connection appears to have been built as part of the control structure project. Perhaps "allocation" isn't the most clarifying term to use, as it sounds artificial. Criticalthinker (talk) 10:23, 22 September 2024 (UTC)