An artificial river with fully programmable features that can be activated and deactivated was developed by researchers at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada.
The project includes a 50m x 3m artificial river and a watershed measuring 90m x 40m. These are the daring efforts that Robert Leconte, a regular researcher at CentrEau, is currently leading at Sherbrooke University. These structures will serve as a testing lab where theories like water flow and the presence of contaminants will be studied.
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Rainwater is supposed to be the only source of water for the pond. It is projected to hold about 3500 cubic meters of water, comparable to a Paralympic pool.
Furthermore, the river will function “in closed circuit and will sink in a floodplain of 20 meters width to know the factors linked with floods.”
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More than $2 million will need to be invested in infrastructure close to Sainte-Catherine Road and the soccer field due to this project.
The structure will last for 30 years.