Recommended reading on this topic: The Control of Nature, by John McPhee (1990 - written before the massive flooding on the Mississippi in the 1990's). In particular, read chapter on the development of locks and dams on Mississippi River to understand the dynamics of water systems and how we have impacted them.
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Recommended reading on this topic: The Control of Nature, by John McPhee (1990 - written before the massive flooding on the Mississippi in the 1990's). In particular, read chapter on the development of locks and dams on Mississippi River to understand the dynamics of water systems and how we have impacted them.