I talked to Zach about this yesterday, as well. Right now it might not be workable, but I have an idea that might make them workable.
One of the concerns with this system is that it would stick out into the river naturally, and therefore be subject to impact from trees in high water/storm situations.
So what if (and yes, this what if increases the cost and logistics significantly) we were able to create a shallow bay with a channel to the river that could house the docking system.
It would only work in locations where you would not increase the risk of flooding outlying areas, but there is already one place where all you would need is to cut the channel.
Packard Park has a small pond adjacent to the river that could house the docking system. The elevation of the land around the pond floods whenever there is high water already. Cutting the channel which would be on the backend of a bend in the river would not increase flooding.
Actually the natural bend in the river might protect the system if installed right on the river in that area.
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