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Originally Posted by Keep-SA-Lame
Not the same thing. The loop gets maybe an inch or two over the sidewalk during the worst floods, the museum reach can get two or three feet . The flood barriers are critical to allowing businesses on the river. It's not a coincidence that there are 0 river level businesses outside of those gates. The river tunnel is an important piece of infrastructure, but it's not enough to stop all flooding.
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So true. Fortunately for us, the bypass tunnel was completed just before the 98 flood. Even still, the flood channel overflowed and flooded the Riverwalk, as it will often do during times of flash flooding. Ever been down the flood channel of the Riverwalk after a flash flood? It's a disaster and reeks of fish
The bypass tunnel was designed to divert the majority of flood water, not all of it. The Riverwalk flood channel, which used to handle all of it, now only handles the rest. Those folks at SARA sure did know what they were doing when they designed the Museum Reach. And yeah, occasionally the loop will flood a little overnight if the floodgates are not raised fast enough.
