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Subject:Re: Re[2]: raising water From:Rosemarie R Gaglione <rgaglion -at- FLUTE -dot- AIX -dot- CALPOLY -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:32:55 -0700
I believe that "to divert" water from the lake means to re-route the path
of the water before it actually reaches the lake. Therefore, the water
that was diverted form the lake, never gets into the lake.
Rosemarie Gaglione
On Wed, 14 Jun 1995, Arlen P. Walker wrote:
> Diversion implies motion, and therefore water diverted from the
> lake never entered the lake, as a lake is normally a static body of
> water. Diversion is defined as altering the course of an object. You
can
> divert the use of the water, but you cannot divert water from a static
> location.
> This is perhaps a fine point, but it's the boundaries of a natural lake
> (shoreline) which are relatively static, not the water itself. The water is in
> motion. (Set your boat adrift on one and you'll see it clearly.) The water is
> entering and leaving at approximately equal rates (as well as moving slowly
from
> entry point to exit). (This is always assuming that the "lake" isn't really a
> stagnant pond.)
> Have fun,
> Arlen
> Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
> DNRC 124
> Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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> In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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