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<br />I:" <br />~, <br /> <br />Chart X <br /> <br />THE <br /> <br />DRY RETARDING <br />TEMPORARY STORAGE OF <br /> <br />BASIN FOR <br />WATER DURING <br /> <br />FLOODS <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />FARMS IN FULL PRODUCTION - SOil ENRICHED <br />BY SILT DEPOSITED IN STILL WATER DURING <br />OCCASIONAL FLOODS. BUILDINGS MOVED TO <br />HIGH GROUND. <br /> <br />NORMAL <br />RIVER lEVEL <br /> <br /> <br />TUNNELS WITHOUT GATES A'W HENCE <br />ALWAYS OPEN, WITH RIVER FLOWING <br />THROUGH THEM. OPENINGS LIMITED <br />IN SIZE SO THAT DURING FLOODS NO <br />MORE WATER WILL PASS THAN THE <br />RIVER CHANNEL BELOW CAN CARRY. <br /> <br />RIVER CHANNEL <br />BELOW CLEANED <br />OF OBSTACLES <br />AND BOTTLE- <br />NECKS. <br /> <br />