The Great Mississippi Waterfall

I entered this design in the Memphis River Port Commission's call for proposals in 2003. It would sit on the Mississippi River at the entrance to Beale Street. They were looking for an "iconic" structure which would attract tourist from around the world. I got to thinking about a waterfall on the Mississippi and designed this. It would be 257 feet tall making it the tallest waterfall east of the big muddy. Fall Creek Falls is 256 feet tall. The top is an observatory. Water would be carried to the top via a series of Archimedes screws on the interior made of lexan so tourists could visually watch the water going to the top. Unfortunately, it was not chosen, and nothing has ever been built in that location. I created a blog just for this project because I put so much effort into it and have so much data. Here is the web address: http://greatmississippiwaterfall.blogspot.com/