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re: So why don't they open Morganza already?!
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:19 am to tigeraddict
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:19 am to tigeraddict
#1 To give people downstream time to prepare and move out belongings.
#2 They do not want to introduce any excess water into the system than then have to. Definitely for no longer of a period of time than needed.
#3 The whole point is to lower the height of the crest of the MS river. There is no reason to open it until the crest gets further south.
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Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:25 am to BomBayTiger
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So....what exact cities and towns will be effected by the opening of the Morganza?
North to south:
Krotz Springs (pressure on levees/possible seepage)
Melville (will be surrounded by water from backflow)
Butte la Rose (flooded)
Stephenville (probably flooded)
Morgan City (surrounded by water/depending on seawall)
Amelia (flooded, I think)
Houma (water coming close, some localized flooding, at least that is what I am told).
There are probably others, but those are the main ones.
The area in the immediate path of the water near the Morganza facility is farmland. It is not planted, although it looks like the farmers were preparing to plant it.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:40 am to JudgeHolden
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Morgan City (surrounded by water/depending on seawall)
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:29 pm to tigeraddict
According to that cnn article, The MRC has to give the USACE permission to open the ganza.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:44 pm to JudgeHolden
quote:Farmer lady on the news last night said they had full-term (for lack of a better word) wheat and corn ready to harvest and it would all be lost. Im not sure what town/area her farm was in.
The area in the immediate path of the water near the Morganza facility is farmland. It is not planted, although it looks like the farmers were preparing to plant it.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:52 pm to The Mick
Some guys got their wheat out already.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 2:32 pm to JudgeHolden
quote:What about Patterson and Berwick?
Morgan City (surrounded by water/depending on seawall)
Amelia (flooded, I think)
Houma (water coming close, some localized flooding, at least that is what I am told).
The inundation map released a few days ago by USACE isn't clear whether they are included in the flood zone.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 3:10 pm to The Mick
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had full-term (for lack of a better word) wheat and corn
"ripe" is the term ... as least with rice. It was probably near Lake Providence area ...
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