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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
A lot of people seem to be focusing on the fires in California. I'd also like to solve the problem of the floods in the middle and southern part of the country that seem to happen every year.
Like I said, it's not a lack of water problem, it's a distribution problem. We, as a nation, really should be able to deal with these problems that occur year after year. It's really a shame that we don't.
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See Post No. 37. The system of lakes and dams constructed along the major rivers at a cost of billions of dollars are preventing a lot of flooding. It is impossible to prevent all flooding but they do very effective job. The Corps of Engineers will construct a concrete dam on a river, and create a lake behind it, and then the dam operators will monitor the rainfall and control the water level of the lake to ensure that the developed property downstream of the dam does not get flooded. The dams have locks that allow boats and barges to pass through the dam without bottoming out. Also, the lake is used as a recreational amenity for people to do boating and camping. The Federal Government has invested trillions of dollars to prevent flooding throughout the country.