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qwelly [4]
3 years ago
10

What methods were used to control flooding and make new lands for settlement in florida?

History
2 answers:
Finger [1]3 years ago
6 0

The Congress approved the Central and Southern Florida Project for Flood Control and Other Purposes (C&SF Project) in 1948. The implementing began in the mid 1950’s, and the basic structures were finished by the mid 1960’s. Water management in the area started. When it was finished, lands in the Fareast were protected from flooding by blocking the flow through a perimeter levee. To the north, the lands were designed for agriculture, to the west which was the major area was the water conservation was designated for the National Park and other uses. The excess was kept in the drainage and released in the ocean.

Explanation:

Building dams and canals.

In 1947, Congress created the Basic and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, which produced 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals, levees, and water control devices. The Miami metropolitan area increased considerably at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities. Portions of the Everglades were modified into farmland, where the original crop was sugarcane. Almost 50 percent of the original Everglades has been revealed as agricultural or urban areas.

tangare [24]3 years ago
4 0
The Congress approved the Central and Southern Florida Project for Flood Control and Other Purposes (C&SF Project) in 1948. The implementing began in the mid 1950’s, and the basic structures were finished by the mid 1960’s. Water management in the area started. When it was finished, lands in the Fareast were protected from flooding by blocking the flow through a perimeter levee. To the north, the lands were designed for agriculture, to the west which was the major area was the water conservation was designated for the National Park and other uses. The excess was kept in the drainage and released in the ocean. <span> </span>
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