From these figures, one can calculate the following. 164,100 acre feet of storage lost divided by 233,000 acre feet of sediment allocation indicates that since 1959, TCL has reached 70 percent of its storage capacity for what was estimated to take 100 years. Check to see that students were on task and created appropriate and accurate maps, graphs and charts. Have students view the video. Create your own video and interview people who experienced the flood first hand.
People have different perceptions of why the flood occurred.
Show slides of the flood water releases from TCL and of damage to the area. Invite someone from the Army Corps of engineers in it discuss how they measure potential damage of homes, businesses and recreation against further flooding and damage at another location. Which of the intended purposes of the dam are most important during a flood event, flood control of navigation. National climactical Data Center. U.S. Depart. of Comm.