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I work for the company that runs most of the water gages in the Morgan City area and I actually run those specific ones. When the Atchafalaya River gets high, some of the water flows back into Bayou Chene (north) into the intercostal (east to Houma) and back into Bayou Boeuf (eventually into Lake Palourde). Sinking the barge south of the intersection of the intercoastal and Bayou Chene lessens the flooding impacts in Amelia/Belle River/Stephensville area from backwater. The water that is supposed to come up Bayou Chene goes the alternative route of Bayou Penchant into Lake Penchant.