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<br />.;.. <br />(\;/ <br />!.. <br />,~\, <br />...."{. <br /> <br />alt.hough th8r'~ had been indications that a major diver- <br /> <br />sian [;0 the west was imr:r,inent, as shown by the increasing <br /> <br />anolmt of flood water which reached Volcano Lake each <br /> <br />year. The diversion was effected in 1909, and, at the end <br /> <br />of the flood season fo~ that year, the entire flow of the <br /> <br />river was passing down the Bee River into Volcano Lake. <br /> <br />Recognizing the danger of this diversion to both <br /> <br />Imperial Valley and Mex:i.cali Valley, an attempt was made <br />in 1911 to put the River back on its old course along the <br />east side of the delta, and for this purpose the Ockerson <br /> <br />Levee was constructed from the end of the C. D. Levee <br /> <br />southerly a.long the west side of the old channel for some <br /> <br />25 miles. Ho~ev0r, the flood of that year destroyed almost <br />all of the now 10vee and the River. continued to flow into <br /> <br />Volcano Lako. This is important, as it illustrates the <br /> <br />difficulty of trying to "strait-jacketlt the River, under <br />natural flow conditions, and prevent it from overflowing <br /> <br />its baru{s, in the nmnncr already described. <br />During the noxt sel'ies of years, up until 1921, the <br /> <br />Volcano I/ake Levee was raised a.nd lengthened a number of <br /> <br />timos, the Saiz Levee was constructed to prevent overflow <br /> <br />from the Bee :River to the north reaching the Alamo Cana.l, <br /> <br />and the Ockerson LOVGo, from its origin to the Bee River, <br /> <br />w~s rGbuilt and strengthened. <br /> <br />- 8 - <br />