Flow
At various points downstream, the rivers flow together and then separate again, often leading to flooding and water damage. Since the Edo period, much work has been done to plan dykes and other structures that will help control the rivers. In the late part of the 19th century, rulers of the Satsuma domain worked with the Dutch engineer Johannis de Rijke to help with flood control of the area.
Read more about this topic: Kiso Three Rivers
Famous quotes containing the word flow:
“Water doesn’t flow if it’s level, and people won’t complain if you treat them on the level.”
—Chinese proverb.
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That he will neither know how to maintain it
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Of what is to continue.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)