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Show 525 " A With a river flowing sluggishly, it will build its bed so as to have on an average a deep river. The Mississippi river in its lower section has a depth of around one hundred feet. It has more volume at Vicksburg than it has at New Orleans. " The Chuffolia, leaving at Red River landing, takes approximately twenty- five per cent of the flow. " Q What is your deduction from that? " A That the lesser velocity in that particular case, also something of a change in sediment, causes the river to build a different type of river. [ R. 1304] " Q Then if this river had at periods of the year a less velocity with this same fall, the bars would form more slowly? " A During the low water period, when the volume is small-- " Q I am not talking about volume; I am talking about velocity, alone. " A The average velocity will be less during the low water period. " Q I am putting a hypothetical case at present. Supposing you had the same volume of water, less velocity, I understand the bars would form more slowly with the same fall, the same volume of water but less velocity. " A That would inherently require, your Honor, that the river have more width and less depth. Your assumption includes that assumption. |