The United States Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) and the complementary Mississippi River Commission (MRC) are responsible for maintaining the Mississippi River as a navigable waterway while preventing flooding. This includes the operation of harbor and lock and dam facilities up and down the river. Additionally, the MVD provides support for military, natural disaster, and national emergency operations.
Read more about Mississippi Valley Division: Overview, Mississippi River Commission
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““Where is the Mississippi panorama
And the girl who played the piano?
Where are you, Walt?
The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.”
—Louis Simpson (b. 1923)
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—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus 17:17-9.