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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
There's no doubt that the Elbow caused more damage and its more exposed to flood events. But the bow flooded as well. Just because one river is worse it doesn't mean we should ignore the other one.
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Well, it does actually, at least when time and resources are limited. Neither river can handle a flood event like last year so neither will be ready, but the Bow can handle a lot more than the Elbow can so the Elbow is priority number one with coming up with projects.
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And if the Bow is about improving the banks, why don't they do that? All the city has said is that they are restoring them to original levels.
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They said original levels but they are higher than before as they assess what the new river flow does with banks (the banks they've repaired may not be the problem banks anymore). Looking at the Bearspaw Dam is already in the works as well as temporary emergency flood mitigation (building berms) as a short term fix.
Nobody is ignoring the Bow, it's just not anywhere near as big a problem as the Elbow is.