Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-01-16
Facts and Figures in Regard 10 Red River.
toncluded j5'om, Taesday's Edttiom.)

end, rs We should choose to hold 1t
within certain limIts), but this difference
in level, would be overcome by the rising
surface OF the river between the lower
aud the upper end Of the reservoir; and i
II should DO deemed too difficult to so swell
the single outlet below, as TO prevent III
wishing, outlet gates could be placed fur.
ther up in the dixie, where the difference
IN level between the surfaces Of the roser-
voir and the river would be so little, that
the principal cause 81 the rush Of water
would DO removed, and The reservoir could
De lowered safely from gate 10 gate, be
ginning above.
AS the same general plan II applicable
TO tho BodccRu, | need not here gave the
"details Of it, diversion into u reservoir.
IT, ny our first reser vpr, we should not
succeed IN restraining the greatest flood
| we would at least prevent all those Di IL
lesser nwgnitude, we would also materi
ally lower the wafer on the on hers 40 Ahat
thousands OF acres Of land now hiect TO
| inundation would be saved. and bosidos.
VIC would greatly shorten tho duration Of
| the mood, 80 that the replanting Of the
| lnnds could be commenced much earlier
| which ~ u matter Of he highest impor-
tnnce, have proposed TO held back 81,
ia 500, 900 cubic feet Of water, aud much
benefit tins water would be To tho naviga
ton Of the river, il lot into IT. channel at
the proper tune.
We Will suppose the low water channel
# the river, to be 800 feet vide, ana that Il
has two aud IL hall feet Of winter, running
a. tho rate of three miles or L., $40 feet per
hour.
tan we let on sufficient water from our
resertolrs, TO add three feet to this giving
tiye and II halt teot Of depth A simple
computation shows TINT we cup and that
we can continue to do 80 FOR 40 DAYS.
Section above low water 3DOx3s 800
square feet volume needed per day, BOOK
l5S4oX24 2I3, i4i 900 cuhic feet. Amount
reserved divided by daily draft, S2,ll4
500 ,0Oo-341, l4i goo 240 days.
This l. more than double the time dur
ing which the low water navigation re-
CURES assistance, SO that one. halt or two
thirds OF our surplus Wutcr held in tho
reservoirs. could be let out a. fast IA the
river could tnke it rs The water fell 80
That tho remainder cuuld be easily dis
posed Of, in case an ovc. iiow should be
feared, while we shonld still have enough
LETT TO give the required assistance 70 uuvi-
CATION.
Tho works Mt the outlet should be sui.
tclent to permit the c9trss Of Us much
water IA would fill toe channel Of the
river below when a. its ordinary stage, SO
tbnt tho f"serVor could bc drnlned rapidly
IN case Of an approaching H0od, which
could aiwayH be known ~ advance BY
means Il tlo telegraph.
ne present Reservoir capacity Of the
lakes bcl0" the river banks, wnnid remain
y It Is nov, but r. thG dlke would force
thefn e csntaln more water, by ton or
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Ltleet way, / repeat, me river should
De feR1 paHK full oe'ow the reservoir
"hen no24 Is apPFehended, and the se4-
erFolr Hhoufd retain tho mood water, and
'hu7 prevent tho7e oVeiHows below, which
cause up stream currents, interruptng tho |
ch"hne' IN the performance OF Its proper |
Iuhetloh7.
There is another and more generally |
applicable method by which we can anvil |
OF part Of lh4 benefits of the |
resouyoir systarfr Which method, not |
requiring gates ut the outlets, would prob
aby be- less expensive, and might be
adopted h. retain the OVERLOOKING Writer'S
in any OF the great swump s on the borders
of our rivers Tins: construct dixie be-
ginning ut the hills near the foot of any
Of the great lakes, or swnmps, which the
river approaches III It's meanderinps. and
carry it across the swamp to some point
uenr the river, and thence ND bacI, OF the
cleared lands on the river front, to some
POINT on the hunks above; thus forming
/, pocket in which to catch the water
" hlch world run ia at he upper nart
over the river banks. The poke: il ea,o
pletod by small opeDinQ tits lower