In a message dated 7/2/2006 8:09:08 AM Mountain Standard Time, Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu writes: , I never heard anything about the Delaware shutting down the EL during it's years. Are there records of it flooding during the DL&W years I recall some flood pictures way back with flooding of both NYSW and DLW, but not much in the early part of the 20th Century. The "flood control" of the day (and up to early post-WW II) was to allow the water to seep into the ground, and let the biomass do its thing. Since then, many paved roads, buildings, and development has significantly reduced the ability of the land to catch this water. I recall recently seeing a PBS item on the Newark watershed, and how much of that region has been developed and is putting more pressure on the remaining acres. It said the previous development did not have as large an impact on water diversion as current, paved-road and concrete development. "...only the railroads passed through..." was an interesting comment, but most of that had nearby drainage. To add flood control now would require eminent domain of many private acres--something probably not politically popular in the near term. Howard Haines The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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