Beached Barge After 2019 Flood (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Beached Barge After 2019 Flood

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The Len Small levee, built to hold back the Mississippi River as it rounds the southern tip of Illinois, has failed repeatedly, but it has been left unrepaired since 2016. A new University of Illinois study predicts it will continue to fail even if repairs are made.

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Ken Olson, University of Illinois

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