Flood Control Act of 1928 ( FCA 1928 ) ( 70th United States Congress , Sess . 1 . Ch . 596 , enacted May 15 , 1928 ) authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct projects for the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries as well as the Sacramento River in California . It was sponsored by Sen. Wesley L. Jones ( R ) of Washington and Rep. Frank R. Reid ( R ) of Illinois , in response to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Flood Control Act of 1928