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re: The Great Flood of 2016: Fill Out Disaster Forms NOW. Link Inside!
Posted by demented on 8/18/16 at 3:29 pm to LSUFanHouston
I'm not really sure about that. Here's the current flow rates of the pumping station(s) which are slated to get even higher next year.
The system's pumping capacity is over 29 billion gallons a day, enough to empty a lake 10 square miles by 13.5 feet deep every 24 hours. That flow rate (over 45,000 cubic feet per second) is more than the flow rate of the Ohio River, the nation's fifth largest river.
I just did some math, if the goal was to remove 24 inches of rainfall in 2 days, the system would be capable of handling 135 square miles of area. Which seems about right. The general consensus is that it can handle a half inch an hour for the entire city indefinitely. You'd need a tremendous spike of rainfall in a 2-3 hour period to accumulate enough water to cause structure flooding.
The system's pumping capacity is over 29 billion gallons a day, enough to empty a lake 10 square miles by 13.5 feet deep every 24 hours. That flow rate (over 45,000 cubic feet per second) is more than the flow rate of the Ohio River, the nation's fifth largest river.
I just did some math, if the goal was to remove 24 inches of rainfall in 2 days, the system would be capable of handling 135 square miles of area. Which seems about right. The general consensus is that it can handle a half inch an hour for the entire city indefinitely. You'd need a tremendous spike of rainfall in a 2-3 hour period to accumulate enough water to cause structure flooding.
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Activate more national guard troops and have them actively patrol the entire shite show if the cops can't handle both roles. I'm not sure why we've been so hesitant to deploy more LA national guard or bring in some from Mississippi or Texas. I'd have 5k boots on the ground assisting in cleaning up, patrol and peace keeping.
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