Ocomolgee River
Levee
Riverwalk recreational complex
1994 Macon Flood
Parallel to Central City there is a Levee that keeps the
river from overflowing into the lands (central city park land). This was build
for the purpose to house people on the land. This shows a nice example of human’s
activity in the natural environment. When humans mess with nature, there could
be negative consequences, and this is what occurred with the Ocmulgee River in
1994. The levee held the water from spreading into the surrounding lands—the
natural process. The water rose and created a flood. Thanks to the forces of
nature, the river pressure pressed through one of the levees and this allowed the
water to leak out and spread—its natural process. This lower the water level
within hours, and that ended the flood. Nature was too strong this time and
cured itself. Moral of the story, lets prevent the problem before it exists.
The 1994 had a huge impact on Macon. It flooded the
Riverside road bridge. People were afraid that the pressure of the water would
knock the bridge off its foundation. The entire bridge was covered with water.
This made transportation complicated.
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