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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I don't know but that doesn't solve the flooding problems.
As far as trying to move all this water after a flood has happened I would think that a system could be set up to start catching rain water as soon as it starts raining. Meteorologists have a pretty good idea when there is going to be a little rain or when there will be enough rain to cause devastation. A rain water capture system should be able to be turned off and on.
Of course this would be a huge project and would cost possibly trillions of dollars. But IMHO, our government wastes so much money on things that really don't help anyone. And I agree that it would never get done because of the politics involved.
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What you are describing is exactly what the Army Corps of Engineers has been doing for decades along our major rivers. They have a coordinated system of lakes and dams constructed along the river, and they monitor and control the water levels of the lakes to prevent flooding downstream. The dams have large valves that can be opened and closed to establish an exact and safe water level in the lakes to minimize flooding of developed areas.