 | United States. Congress. House - 1875 - 1112 pages
...the Mississippi for levees of moderate height is, the crown equal to the height, with elopes of У to 1 on the river side, and 2 to 1 on the land side. For the immense levees required to close old bayous it is important to distribute the weight, and a... | |
 | 1875 - 162 pages
...of the Mississippi for levees of moderate height is, the crown equal to the height, with slopes of 3 to 1 on the river side, and 2 to 1 on the land side. For the immense levees required to close old bayous it is important to distribute the weight, and a... | |
 | Mississippi River Commission - 1884 - 684 pages
...needed to raise all levees Ц feet above high water of 1882. Tho slope for new levees is calculated at 3 to 1 on the river side and 2 to 1 on the land side. The crown of the levees equals the fill up to a fill of 8 feet; above 8-feet fill the crown will not exceed... | |
 | United States. Mississippi River Commission - 1884 - 628 pages
...to raise all levees Ц feet above high water of 1882. The slope for new léveos is calculated at 3 to 1 on the river side and 2 to 1 on the land side. The crown of the levees equals the till up to a fill of 6 feet; above 8-fect fill the crown will not exceed... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1893 - 572 pages
...surface, from 3.5 to 13.8 feet; grade, 3.7 feet above high water of 1892; crown, 8 feet; side elopes, 3 to 1 on the river side and 2^ to 1 on the land side; contents, 23, 795.92 cubic yards. In 1882-'83 the United States built a levee at this point, and almost... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1893 - 496 pages
...surface, from 5.5 to 15.4 feet; grade, 2^ feet above high water ot 1892; crown, 8 feet; side slopes, 3 to 1 on the river side and 2^ to 1 on the laud side; contente, 60,710.76 cubic yards. A rather unusual condition of affairs has developed at... | |
 | Louisiana Board of State Engineers - 1896 - 136 pages
...of 39 miles, have been brought up to a standard of 3 feet above the highest water, with slopes of 3 to 1 on the river side, and 2 to 1 on the land side, and a small amount of work has been done below Lafourche Crossing, but the bulk of the work is yet... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt - 1903 - 556 pages
...level. The Vistula levees in Prussia are from 12 to 1 6 feet in width at the crown, with slopes of 3 to 1 on the river side and 2 to 1 on the land side. There is usually a banquette having about the same width as the top of the levee. In Holland the sections... | |
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Mississippi for levees of moderate height is, the crown equal to the height, with slopes of 3 to 1 on the river side, and 2 to 1 on the land side. 
