"Achafalaya" Diagrams

Rivers naturally take the steeper slope as their path towards open water.
"...at night it looked like a glow-worm."
The difference between Achafalaya and Mississippi elevation averages thirty feet.
Old River, Red River, Achafalaya River, and the Mississippi form an 'H'
Old River Locks- eleven gates able to adjust water flow amount into Achafalaya
Old River construction took place north of Old River
Rapids at the Old River Locks are as viscous as Grand Canyon rapids, but 5 times as wide
Complaints made to the Corp of Engineers by farmers and citizens alike
Minor floods occasionally / grand floods often
Tree Pruning analogy directed towards Mississippi/Old River blockade

Heavier sediment falls closer to the banks, while lighter sediment flows back into marsh, forming natural levees

'H' beams are the real structure of the Old River Lock
Delta slipping off the shelf as a block of butter
Boats can be seen floating above New Orleans
New Orleans is 15 feet below sea level, and sinking
The first natural break in the Mississippi is 60 miles south of New Orleans
Forces of the river have dugout both sides of Old River Locks
Morgan City affected by levees and diversions

Erosion Study

Erosion Study-Relation between scales

Erosion Study-Relation between roots and rivers

Erosion Study-The relationship between scales, large and small, roots and rivers, creates an intricate scheme connecting the largest watershed to the smallest root system

Dichotomy-Poetic and tectonic melding universally, resulting a man-controlled drawing presenting feelings of a natural, wild image   

Dichotomy-With the addition of a constant, marking measure of gradient