re: Hell and High Water: interesting article from 2013 on the 83 flood

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So the diversion canal would have lowered the Amite by only 1.2 ft?

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I can personally vouch for a buttload of people who would have loved for the water to be 1.2 ft lower than it was. I don't think there's a magical drain they can install that's going to completely eliminate a historical flood event like this.