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'On the cause and effects of floods and waste lands drained by the
Mississippi River.
Reel 1 traces the growing of the river from its sources to the
Gulf of Mexico.
Shows construction of levees, cotton picking, river shipping, and lumbering activities. Reel 2 consists mostly of various scenes of the river during the
1937 flood. Includes shots of cotton being loaded on ships. Reel 3 shows flood damage and activities in a
Southern home which reflect poverty. Shows construction of
Norris Dam and
Wheeler Dam and activities of the
CCC,
FSA, and the
Forest Service in restoring the
Tennessee Valley.
National Archives Identifier: 13593.'
Public domain film from the
US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in
North America.
Flowing entirely in the
United States (though its drainage basin reaches into
Canada), it rises in northern
Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the
Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the
Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31
U.S. states and 2
Canadian provinces between the
Rocky and
Appalachian Mountains.
The Mississippi ranks as the fourth longest and tenth largest river in the world.
The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota,
Wisconsin,
Iowa,
Illinois,
Missouri,
Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Louisiana.
Native Americans long lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Most were hunter-gatherers or herders, but some, such as the
Mound builders, formed prolific agricultural societies. The arrival of
Europeans in the 1500s changed the native way of life as first explorers, then settlers, ventured into the basin in increasing numbers. The river served first as a barrier – forming borders for New
Spain,
New France, and the early United States – then as a vital transportation artery and communications link
. In the 19th century, during the height of
Manifest Destiny, the Mississippi and several western tributaries, most notably the Missouri, formed pathways for the western expansion of the United States.
Formed from thick layers of this river's silt deposits, the
Mississippi River Valley is one of the most fertile agricultural regions of the country, which resulted in the river's storied steamboat era. During the
American Civil War, the Mississippi's capture by
Union forces marked a turning
point towards victory because of the river's importance as a route of trade and travel, not least to the
Confederacy. Because of substantial growth of cities and the larger ships and barges that supplanted riverboats, the decades following the
1900s saw the construction of massive engineering works such as levees, locks and dams, often built in combination.
Since modern development of the basin began, the Mississippi has also seen its share of pollution and environmental problems – most notably large volumes of agricultural runoff, which has led to the
Gulf of Mexico dead zone off the
Delta. In recent years, the river has shown a steady shift towards the
Atchafalaya River channel in the Delta; a course change would prove disastrous to seaports such as
New Orleans. While a system of dikes and gates has held the Mississippi in its current channel to date, the shift becomes more likely each year due to fluvial processes
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