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Why is Miss River water such a disaster for the lake?
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:02 pm
River water used to flood naturally in the lake almost every year until we built levees. Now it only happens every few years. I'm pretty sure nature will be able to take care of itself.
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Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:06 pm to Cosmo
It's bad for one or two yes but it is better in the long run bc it gives the lake a good freshwater flushing.
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:11 pm to Cosmo
Short term upsets the salinity. Long term puts in nutrients. In the 70ies, was a push to open it every few years to help he lake.
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:13 pm to Cosmo
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This post was edited on 5/16/11 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:38 pm to Cosmo
It cleans the Lake.
But it messes up fisheries particularly oyster.
But it messes up fisheries particularly oyster.
Posted on 5/16/11 at 10:45 pm to Cosmo
The spillways in general frick up the oysters. If the salt gets below ~5 parts per thousand then the oyster stop growing or die. That is my understanding at least.
Posted on 5/16/11 at 11:26 pm to Cosmo
actually - the river water HELPS the lake...
part of the natural process before levees - river water flowed into lake p..
oysters in lake pontchartrain - very very very few commercial oyster beds if any in lake now anyway.
part of the natural process before levees - river water flowed into lake p..
oysters in lake pontchartrain - very very very few commercial oyster beds if any in lake now anyway.
Posted on 5/16/11 at 11:29 pm to choupiquesushi
After all this wouldnt it be cool to go catch a few bass along the twinspans?
Posted on 5/17/11 at 6:12 am to Cosmo
In the past, the fresh water influx paid dividends once the initial issues with salinity and algae blooms passed. What is different this year is that with MRGO closed, the fresh water will drain slower, so the effects are somewhat unknown. I also understand that it will keep the entire Amite and Tickfaw basin levels higher, making them more susceptible to flooding from local rain events and/or sustained SE winds. 
Posted on 5/17/11 at 7:45 am to Icansee4miles
The river is great for the lake. It is man that gets all their panties in a wad because it messes up their trout fishing for a while. Boo freakin hoo
The fresh water pushed the trout and other salt water fish out but they soon return as the water clears up.
The fresh water pushed the trout and other salt water fish out but they soon return as the water clears up.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 8:05 am to Crawdaddy
Before the levees the Miss River water wasn't chock full of fertilizers, which lead to algae blooms in the lake later in the summer, which leads to fish kills. Ultimately it is good for Lake P, and we really need to re-establish a good semi-annual flushing, via Bayou Manchac or thru Lake Maurepas, which will in turn help out all the cypress in those areas.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 8:15 am to Icansee4miles
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the past, the fresh water influx paid dividends once the initial issues with salinity and algae blooms passed. What is different this year is that with MRGO closed, the fresh water will drain slower, so the effects are somewhat unknown. I also understand that it will keep the entire Amite and Tickfaw basin levels higher, making them more susceptible to flooding from local rain events and/or sustained SE winds
in the real past - there was no MRGO... and the marsh was thicker so it drained slower
Posted on 5/17/11 at 8:34 am to choupiquesushi
This is the normal "Oh my god the sky is falling" we see everyday from the news media and people in general.
In the long run it really doesn't matter that much.
There will be some short term effects, whether they are bad or good depends on your perspective.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 8:35 am to Cosmo
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I'm pretty sure nature will be able to take care of itself.
Good good Doc, thanks for the good news.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 12:43 pm to IndianRed
I would say naturally this was part of the process....but I think the main downfall is how toxic some of the river water actually is by the time it reaches the New Orleans area from all sorts of chemicals and other toxic materials being dumped into it upriver
Posted on 5/17/11 at 12:45 pm to Shankopotomus
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but I think the main downfall is how toxic some of the river water actually is by the time it reaches the New Orleans area from all sorts of chemicals and other toxic materials being dumped into it upriver
Louisiana is the a-hole of America
Posted on 5/17/11 at 12:46 pm to bayoudude
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Louisiana is the a-hole of America
If Florida is the penis, that makes Alabama the taint.
Posted on 5/17/11 at 12:47 pm to bayoudude
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Posted on 5/17/11 at 12:47 pm to Shankopotomus
exactly
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