> Ok, so the canals are leaking again.  Some is overspill,
> some looks
> similar to a breach.  I'm curious, since most of the
> breaks are on the
> canal levees, wouldn't it be a smart idea to build locks
> at the
> entrance to all the levees?  I mean if a canal levee is
> breached and
> that canal is connected to the lake, you're screwed.  But
> if you can
> cut the connection to the lake, the canal will empty and
> then the
> flooding will end.

> I mean, I know there is still alot of water in a canal,
> but less then
> the entire lake (or river).  This sort of
> compartmentalization is used
> in alot of other engineering tasks such as building large
> ships.

Titanic anyone? :) 

Though I don't see an iceberg ploughing into Lake Ponchetrain any time soon. :) 

"Did we hit an iceberg?" 

"Off the coast of Virginia?" 


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