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Excerpt from A Review of the Report Upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River: Upon the Protection of the Alluvial Region Against Overflow, and Upon the Deepening of the Mouths; Based Upon Surveys and Investigations Made Under Acts of Congress
This fact has made the problem Of protection against overflow the great practical question involving the prosperity of that entire region.
The river was first settled near its month, at New Orleans and Natchez. The high bluff on which Natchez is built, being one hundred and fifty feet above the river, effectually relieves that city from all danger Of inundation. But at New Orleans the very condition Of existence is artificial protection against this danger. Here then, at the very outset, began the great struggle which, throughout the alluvial region, has made the history of civilization the history of river-protection. From 1727, when, in November, Governor Perrier announced that the first levee at New Orleans, a dike feet long and eighteen feet wide at top, was completed, down to the present day, when more than a thousand miles Of levees line the banks, the constant Object of legislation and private care has been to restrain this terrible friend within his proper bed. The great prominence Of this question of protection has carried it into local politics, and made it an issue on which party success has depended. In Louisiana the Outlet party and the Levee party have fought, in caucus and mass meeting, the same battle for power which is fought elsewhere under other names. The statute-books of the River States are full of laws on the same subject, and the ever-present danger causes a never-ceasing agitation.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book, the result of extensive fieldwork and analysis, provides a comprehensive study of the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River, focusing on the problem of over flooding and the best way to protect the region from it. The book is unique in its detailed examination of all aspects of the problem, including the geology of the riverbed, the hydrology of the basin, the sediment transport, and the behavior of the river during floods. The authors present new theories for the origin and growth of the Mississippi and the formation of its mouth and bars. The book is based on extensive fieldwork and analysis and provides an in-depth examination of all the factors that shape the river and its behavior. A key finding of the book is that the river's bed is not made up of river deposit, but rather of a hard, tenacious, insoluble blue clay. This finding has important implications for the design of flood protection measures. The book also provides a new analysis of the sediment transport in the river, showing that the water is undercharged with sediment. This finding has implications for the design of outlets to reduce flooding. The book's insights on the Mississippi River and flood protection are significant and will be of interest to anyone concerned with the management of large rivers and the protection of human populations from flooding. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781333531041_0
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