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It wasn't really as nasty back then as it was after Napoleon. Before him, the flow of the canals was where water flowed. Napoleon straightened streets, straightened canals, and generally thwarted the natural flushing of the canals with the tides.
He also started dredging the basin to allow deep draft ships. He also expanded the landfill expansion and filled in many of the canals to make streets. Dredging the basin undermined the islands and increased the volume of water affected by the tides.
Progress ruined a lot
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