who maintains a navigation and flood control system?
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
The task of maintaining a navigation channel is the responsibility of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which was established in 1802.
who attacked first in the battle of vicksburg Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee. in what state did the war take place? Mississippi vicksburg was an important port city on what major river? Mississippi River what is the significance of the river? In the 18th century, the river was the primary western boundary of the young United States, and since the country's expansion westward, the Mississippi River has been widely considered a convenient if approximate dividing line between the Eastern, Southern, and Midwestern United States, and the Western United States how long is the river and where does it start? UNANSWERABLE
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Mississippi River [SEP] Navigation and flood control
A clear channel is needed for the barges and other vessels that make the main stem Mississippi one of the great commercial waterways of the world. The task of maintaining a navigation channel is the responsibility of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which was established in 1802. Earlier projects began as early as 1829 to remove snags, close off secondary channels and excavate rocks and sandbars. Steamboats entered trade in the 1820s, so the period 1830–1850 became the golden age of steamboats. As there were few roads or rails in the lands of the Louisiana Purchase, river traffic was an ideal solution.