Analysis Of Possible Capture Of The Mississippi By The Atchafalaya

According to John D. Higby, Jr., P.E., in the article, “Possible Capture of the Mississippi by the Atchafalaya River,” believes that this diversion is one of the biggest engineering problems ever encountered. In his article he is talking about the Mississippi River trying to divert and how humans are trying to stop it. He also believes that congress and the president should give approval for professionals to study these rivers to figure out more of what is going on and what may happen in the future. Higby has other solutions that he believes should be put into action as well such as, studying other river courses other than the Old River control system and that commission should investigate the corps of current policies. This man is one who believes that the Mississippi River is something in nature that is absolutely magnificent and deserves attention from the people. He describes how men have always tried to control it for the sake of floods by building levees, reservoirs, and other things that have tried to keep it safe for everyone. As …show more content…
In the article when he is describing the Atchafalaya he talks about crawfish. He explains the fact that they start to get hungrier when there is more mud present. Many “gros bec” were present in order of attempts to try to get the crawfish and many fishermen in boats. These fishermen complained that they did not have enough water for the crawfish to come out but according to Rabalais they caught as many as they did ever before the Old River Lock. There were also people such as farmers who kept crawfish as well. But they on the other hand wanted the Atchafalaya water low in order to run off all the fishermen so they tried to influence those who worked as the corps. This was an interesting paragraph because it shows you the changes in the environment and what people were affected depending on the level of the water in the Atchafalaya