The watershed of the Riachuelo river overlaid on the footprint of Buenos Aires.  The blue shapes are the newly constructed reservoirs intended to minimize flooding downstream as part of the new drainage strategy for the basin implemented by ACUMAR.  In the urbanized areas where space for reservoirs is not available a similar strategy is called for on a micro scale.  The project site is indicated by the red circle and is in the most densely urbanized zone.

The watershed of the Riachuelo river overlaid on the footprint of Buenos Aires.  The blue shapes are the newly constructed reservoirs intended to minimize flooding downstream as part of the new drainage strategy for the basin implemented by ACUMAR.  In the urbanized areas where space for reservoirs is not available a similar strategy is called for on a micro scale.  The project site is indicated by the red circle and is in the most densely urbanized zone.

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These sections are to-scale through the Riachuelo in the project zone.  The labels on the left indicate the historical depths of the canal as achieved by different port dredging initiatives, with the white layer indicating sediment that has accumulated since cessation of dredging operations.  On the right the labels indicate the water levels due to tidal and sudestada events.

These sections are to-scale through the Riachuelo in the project zone.  The labels on the left indicate the historical depths of the canal as achieved by different port dredging initiatives, with the white layer indicating sediment that has accumulated since cessation of dredging operations.  On the right the labels indicate the water levels due to tidal and sudestada events.

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This image indicates the different salinity zones of the Rio de la Plata estuary.  The water is considered fresh at the city of Buenos Aires.  However, during sudestada weather events southeasterly winds push a wall of ocean water up the estuary, backing up the rivers and flooding saltwater into the waterways.

This image indicates the different salinity zones of the Rio de la Plata estuary.  The water is considered fresh at the city of Buenos Aires.  However, during sudestada weather events southeasterly winds push a wall of ocean water up the estuary, backing up the rivers and flooding saltwater into the waterways.

1 year ago  View high resolution

The watershed of the Riachuelo river overlaid on the footprint of Buenos Aires.  The blue shapes are the newly constructed reservoirs intended to minimize flooding downstream as part of the new drainage strategy for the basin implemented by ACUMAR.  In the urbanized areas where space for reservoirs is not available a similar strategy is called for on a micro scale.  The project site is indicated by the red circle and is in the most densely urbanized zone.

The watershed of the Riachuelo river overlaid on the footprint of Buenos Aires.  The blue shapes are the newly constructed reservoirs intended to minimize flooding downstream as part of the new drainage strategy for the basin implemented by ACUMAR.  In the urbanized areas where space for reservoirs is not available a similar strategy is called for on a micro scale.  The project site is indicated by the red circle and is in the most densely urbanized zone.

These sections are to-scale through the Riachuelo in the project zone.  The labels on the left indicate the historical depths of the canal as achieved by different port dredging initiatives, with the white layer indicating sediment that has accumulated since cessation of dredging operations.  On the right the labels indicate the water levels due to tidal and sudestada events.

These sections are to-scale through the Riachuelo in the project zone.  The labels on the left indicate the historical depths of the canal as achieved by different port dredging initiatives, with the white layer indicating sediment that has accumulated since cessation of dredging operations.  On the right the labels indicate the water levels due to tidal and sudestada events.

This image indicates the different salinity zones of the Rio de la Plata estuary.  The water is considered fresh at the city of Buenos Aires.  However, during sudestada weather events southeasterly winds push a wall of ocean water up the estuary, backing up the rivers and flooding saltwater into the waterways.

This image indicates the different salinity zones of the Rio de la Plata estuary.  The water is considered fresh at the city of Buenos Aires.  However, during sudestada weather events southeasterly winds push a wall of ocean water up the estuary, backing up the rivers and flooding saltwater into the waterways.

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take a park. excavate a ragged trench in the middle of the pretty lawn. the rocks and pipes and mud that's left and the backhoe ripping in to them? that is landscape instrumentalism.