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re: patience on morganza
Posted on 5/13/11 at 2:05 pm to SCOTLANDtheBRAVE
Posted on 5/13/11 at 2:05 pm to SCOTLANDtheBRAVE
Actually when they did the Bonnet Carrie, they opened just 28 Bays at first, to allow the water to slowly fill in to prevent washout. (there is a surface Road, right in front of the structure).
I think letting the water in too fast, tears the ground up. Plus the way the Spillway is designed, you open one gate at a time. So there will never be a colossal wave of water, all at one time.
I think letting the water in too fast, tears the ground up. Plus the way the Spillway is designed, you open one gate at a time. So there will never be a colossal wave of water, all at one time.
This post was edited on 5/13/11 at 2:06 pm
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Posted on 5/13/11 at 2:09 pm to Napoleon
I think each gate lets through about 290,000 cubic feet of water per minute. So I guess it depends on the definition of colossal.
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