Mississippi River crests at Vicksburg, with relief

The river crests at Vicksburg, Miss., a few inches below projections, sparing the city an inundation. But some experts say this year's flood poses troubling long-term questions about how the Mississippi is managed. The Mississippi River reached its crest at Vicksburg on Thursday without breaching its main levee or inundating the city, but academic experts say the flood has raised troubling long-term questions about how the nation's largest waterway is managed.

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