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Fun fact: Hans Albert Einstein, son of Albert Einstein, helped with the design of the Old River Control Structure.

According to Wunderground's three-part series about the ORCS[1], there is some uncertainty as to whether it will be able to keep the Mississippi River on its current route without failure.

[1] https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Americas-Achilles-Heel-Mis...