Civil engineering:

The Control of Nature by John McPhee

https://www.amazon.com/Control-Nature-John-McPhee/dp/0374522...

Stories about debris flows in the California mountains and forcing the Mississippi River to stay where it is.

John McPhee's "Control of Nature"[0] covers a fair amount of the Mississippi River Basin Model's use and provides a lot of insight into the history of controlling waterways.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Control-Nature-John-McPhee/dp/0374522...