Opponents have voiced their concerns about Mose's impact on the lagoon's ecological systems, as holding back water in this way could lead to depleted oxygen levels.
Since these dense lower waters don't mix with the warmer freshwater above, it can take four months for tropical storms to fully circulate oxygenated water back into the gulf.
It all started back in 1985, when a levee holding back water from the Colorado River broke, and the river started flowing west into what was then a dry, desert valley here.
Far from her intention, her words were maddening me, driving me on. I could not play the coward before her eyes. " Here goes, " I said, backing water with one oar and running the bow ashore.