There is a little problem with this approach. It is known as the Rocky Mountains.
The author has no clue about the engineering involved.
Up hill all the way.
The author has no clue about the engineering involved.
Yup. They’re idiots. Water flows down hill and needs to be pumped up hill, unless you have the right condition for a giant siphon. It reminds me of the California high speed rail boondoggle that engineers suddenly realized that there were high mountains in the way five years after the project was approved.
I can’t decide whether to sing in my mind “Rocky Mountain High” or “Black Water.”
And you have no clue about where the Rocky Mountains are. I agree its a ridiculous engineering challenge, but if you draw a line from New Orleans to Lake Mead it won't cross the Rockies.
A canal from the Columbia River or Cascades in the rainy NorthWest to Las Vegas should be a consideration.
We did the Central Arizona Project with canals. Peeps are moving southwest
They’re gonna need a bigger lift station. 🙂
OK- kill two birds with one stone -
Run the big water pipeline up the Rio Grande, and combine it with a border wall.
Ta-dah! Problem solved.
[ on a serious note, the problem with the internet is that really stupid ideas actually “appear” to have traction, when they’re just stupid ideas written by stupid inane persons ]
Bucket brigades.
> There is a little problem with this approach. It is known as the Rocky Mountains.
It would probably be easier build tunnels and nukes to pump desalinated water uphill from the Sea of Cortez to the head of Lake Havasu. Then we could take advantage of CAP to distribute to Arizona and Southern California Water district.
Of course this is also dubious but hey, if pie-in-the-sky is on the table, why not?
There is a little problem with this approach. It is known as the Rocky Mountains.
The author has no clue about the engineering involved.
“There is a little problem with this approach. It is known as the Rocky Mountains.”
Tesla can bore a tunnel through those. Just kidding but am wondering if Lake Powell is at higher elevation than the lower Mississippi.
I think an aquaduct from the rainy northwest would be cheaper.
*** It is known as the Rocky Mountains. ***
My thoughts exactly. You beat me to it.
“The author has no clue about the engineering involved. “
True That
And think about this:
Texas has lots of Desert a whole lot closer to the Mississippi.
More than just the Rocky Mountains. The Mississippi River as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico reaches close to sea level as it runs through Louisiana. As you travel West from New Orleans, it’s uphill all the way. For example, El Paso, TX is surrounded by mountains, but the elevation in the valley is about 3600 ft. There is a reason that all rain that falls onto the Continental Divide and eastward until you reach the Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River.
Details! Details!
LOL