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Old 01-04-2016, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker View Post
The problem with that is the majority of settlements along the river as depicted in the modules covering that area, aren't in a position to do anything like that. Sure, there are exceptions to the rule, but mostly the inhabitants of those areas are likely to be much more focused on day to day survival, than the fairly time consuming process of manually testing and marking a channel that may only be infrequently used. Local water traffic is likely to be confined to small boats and canoe type vessels with extremely shallow drafts and limited capacity.
I have to differ with you on the effort required. The approaches to the town on the river is only like 3 km in either direction. You're not re-surveying the entire area, just marking a reasonably safe travel for the larger end of the expected traffic (go here). That's 1-3 men in a row boat for an afternoon, once every couple of months, maybe more often in the wake of a major storm.

On the other hand, I will grant that if there is not sufficient traffic (boats like Wisla Krowola), then there is no (economic) reason to bother.

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