Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
A failing levee has *always* been a threat, by the very nature of their construction (levees aren't just a N.O. thing, they're used all up and down the Mississippi River, for example...see the big floods in Missouri back in the late 90s, I think).
There was a big ass Mississippi flood back in the 60s... my town (Clinton, IA) had flood water all the way to my middle school (about a mile away).
After that happend and waters receded, they built a huge dike. Called it riverview park, landlocked an old riverboat (turned it into a performing arts theater), had a functional riverboat casino, etc.
Guess what happend in 93, it flooded big again. No flooding going on there!
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