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The Waffle® concept involves augmenting current flood control measures through the temporary storage of springtime runoff in existing depressions within the Red River Basin until major flood crests pass. Existing depressions include low-relief fields bounded by raised roads, ditches, and wetlands. These storage areas, supplemented by roads and drainage structures, could act as a network of channels and control structures to slowly release stored water into the Red River as the flood crest passes.
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is examining the feasibility of the Waffle® concept through a multiyear U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)-sponsored program. The EERC is developing a series of models and databases that could be used by basin decision makers to implement the program and other water management strategies in the future.
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