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re: Text from Captain at Natchez heading upriver.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 3:16 pm to Big McLargeHuge
Posted on 5/19/11 at 3:16 pm to Big McLargeHuge
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From what I understand, the faster the water moves, the less pressure on the levees.
maybe less amount of time with presure on the levees, but the hieght determines the amount of pressure. a gallon of water standing still weighs the same as a gallon moving.....
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Posted on 5/19/11 at 3:28 pm to the LSUSaint
I'm going to go with what I read in Rising Tide over what I read on a message board.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 4:52 pm to the LSUSaint
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a gallon of water standing still weighs the same as a gallon moving.....
That's true but the moving water exerts less pressure. Doesn't matter though because the water right at the levee isn't really moving enough to make a difference. The real reason this is good is that we want the crest to come and go as quick as possible.
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