- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
As I trying to get some flooding issues resolved.
Just thought I would check here...
If you dredge 2 foot out of a river bottom, then you gain 2 foot water level during heavy rains before the river goes over the bank?
Or am i missing something??
Just work been done to raise river sides and defences on parts of river near here.
Surely easier to just drop the river level?
Plus in time the river sits up more so have to raise defences again.
In theory in time you could end up with river higher than surrounding fields been help in by flood defences....
Also dropping river level helps drains and soil through flow to dry out the land more so it can soak up more rain.
Higher rivers means the land on the flood plain is like I sponge thats always wet, instead of a dry 1 waiting to soak up heavy rain....
Or am I missing something??
Just thought I would check here...
If you dredge 2 foot out of a river bottom, then you gain 2 foot water level during heavy rains before the river goes over the bank?
Or am i missing something??
Just work been done to raise river sides and defences on parts of river near here.
Surely easier to just drop the river level?
Plus in time the river sits up more so have to raise defences again.
In theory in time you could end up with river higher than surrounding fields been help in by flood defences....
Also dropping river level helps drains and soil through flow to dry out the land more so it can soak up more rain.
Higher rivers means the land on the flood plain is like I sponge thats always wet, instead of a dry 1 waiting to soak up heavy rain....
Or am I missing something??