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Sketch shows an example of the South Amite River in Louisiana. Flood waters flowed down this basin (1 mile wide) and the river during the Baton Rouge flood a few months ago. Near Baton Rouge level was 17 ft above sea level and near the lake 26 miles downstream it was 4.5 ft ASL. The basin is 1 ft ASL from Baton Rouge to the lake and all the housing is 10 ft or higher ASL and essentially there is no housing in the basin. I am looking at select removal of trees (10-20% ?) in the forested area of the basin between the river meanders but not along the river banks and this will minimize river erosion because most trees will remain and major floods are few. Seems like there will be minimum erosion of the basin and river thus of no concern. Is my concept a concern for erosion of the basin or river? And what concerns would there be? Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3324,-90.79567,10z https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3939841,-90.9605319,84018m/data=!3m1!1e3

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Below is an article I will publish and any suggestions are appreciated. The $50 billion project is failing because of 12 shortfalls and below are my resolutions. If interested in any one of them please request more information. Synopsis This Booklet reviews 12 shortfalls total, 3 in the "Sediment Diversions Operations Report" with effective solutions, 6 other shortfalls with effective solutions and 3 other shortfalls with minimized solutions. "Operations Report" shortfalls are limiting sediment diversions in the summer months, marsh drowning and Lafitte flooding. Other shortfalls with Effective Solutions are large diversions limiting number of nurseries, diversion distributary limitations, unnatural diversions, limited natural marsh creation, sediment not reaching 70% of waters west of Bayou Lafourche and using an average hydrograph over 50 years river flow for diversion operation. Other shortfalls with minimized solutions are dead zones in marshes, large fish kills and recreational / commercial fisheries negative impact. Resolutions are fully open diversion in summer months capturing summer floods and reservoir sediment arriving in Louisiana through bypassing 5 upstream dams, prevent marsh drowning, minimize flooding in Lafitte, allows for hundreds of mini-diversions and nurseries, generate natural diversions, natural marsh creation. Suspended sediment east and west of Bayou Lafourche for creating natural marshes, more dispersion of nutrients minimizing dead zones and provide productive marshes for recreation and commercial fishing.