In theory, plugging a canal should stop the water.
That’s assuming that water stays in the canal.
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| Aerial view of the northernmost of six plugs installed in the L-28 canal, looking north towards the S-344 structure where water is being released from WCA3 into Big Cypress National Preserve. |
In the case above, water simply overflows the bank, flows through the cypress and then goes back into the canal.
The best solution would be to fill in the entire canal.
