NEW BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF WATER CONTROL IN THE BAYOUS

A recently published book, "Designing the Bayous: The Control of Water in the Atchafalaya Basin, 1800-1995," describes and analyzes the history of water control and water-policy development conducted for the Atchafalaya Basin. The book illustrates the useful role of historical analysis in assessing the broader considerations associated with large hydraulic-engineering undertakings, and in assessing the effectiveness of various consequent hydraulic-engineering actions. The book tells the history of efforts to reconcile conflicting, changing, and often overlapping objectives in using the basin's water. This forum article provides a brief overview of the book's approach to the history of water control in the Atchafalaya Basin.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/8672558
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Reuss, M
• Publication Date: 2000-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 728-731
• Serial:
  • Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • Volume: 126
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9429
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jhend8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flood routing; History; Hydraulics; Public policy; Water control
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bayous
• Geographic Terms: Atchafalaya Basin; Louisiana; Mississippi River
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Policy; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800605
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 12 2000 12:00AM