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Post by librarylady on Nov 3, 2024 14:34:56 GMT
Maybe our modern engineers need to revert to ancient methods.
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Post by ntsf on Nov 3, 2024 16:02:39 GMT
there is a massive flood gate built in 1853 that protects the town of Lowell MA. when they improved and expanded a canal system..water used to power textile factories, they studied the hydrology of new hampshire and built the gate to protect the canals from floods and storms. it was used once in the 1850's, used to protected the city in the great 1935 hurricane, used in hurricane sandy and is still in place to prevent flooding in the future. it was one of the first. major hydrology studies.. the factory owners controlled most the water in new hampshire. good engineering never grows old
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Post by melanell on Nov 3, 2024 17:58:21 GMT
Wow. That's amazing. Being able to control where water goes after it overfills a containment area is so critical and it looks like not only was this constructed to do that well, but all of the generations since have not done anything to alter the water's course, which is also amazing to me.
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