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Flood Control on the River Po in Italy
1.—This paper reports observations made by the writer on a tour in September, 1927. 2. —The Po is by far the most important river in Italy, drains one-third of its area, and flows through a broad valley rich in agriculture. 3. —The story published many times in the course of discussions on the control of the Mississippi River, that the bed of the River Po has been raised by deposit of sediment to elevations above that of the adjacent country, is found untrue. It is true that there has been an increase in the elevation to which great floods have risen. Perhaps this is due to confining the waters within narrower limits and to the building up of deposits of sediment on the land between the main dikes and the river channel.
Flood Control on the River Po in Italy
1.—This paper reports observations made by the writer on a tour in September, 1927. 2. —The Po is by far the most important river in Italy, drains one-third of its area, and flows through a broad valley rich in agriculture. 3. —The story published many times in the course of discussions on the control of the Mississippi River, that the bed of the River Po has been raised by deposit of sediment to elevations above that of the adjacent country, is found untrue. It is true that there has been an increase in the elevation to which great floods have risen. Perhaps this is due to confining the waters within narrower limits and to the building up of deposits of sediment on the land between the main dikes and the river channel.
Flood Control on the River Po in Italy
Freeman, John R. (Autor:in)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 94 ; 161-196
01.01.2021
361930-01-01 pages
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Flood control on the river Po in Italy
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
Flood control on the River Po in Italy
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
Mississippi River. Mississippi River flood control
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1929