How far will the oil go up the Bayou's and smaller Rivers?

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I'm not sure how far high tide will take the oil.

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If it's not susceptible to saltwater intrusion, it's not going to be affected by this. So, on both accounts, not at all.

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Taking Bay St Louis for example

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Not a bayou or river. However, you are right, with either a draught or a storm surge, the oil could possibly enter the bay. However, each of those would have to happen while the slick is still present, IE, before they get the well shut off.

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the oil up a half mile maybe??

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Depends on the size of the storm. I've see the GIS models about this, it would take a pretty significant storm to put much oil into the bay, and most of it would be washed out once the storm surge passed. However, there would likely be residue left from it's presence.

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Taking Bay St Louis for example. I have to assume the entire Bay would be inundated. Then you have the Jordan River that feeds into the Bay. Of course with us entering Hurricane season if a Tropical storm moves into the Bay it could push some of the oil up a half mile maybe??

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It will cause unparrelled damage to the gulf coast and east coast during the next 5 months. Hurricanes that track over the oil will rain oil on the land at least 25 miles inland during this Hirricane season.

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Who cares if the tide brings oil into the Jordan River, when it's going to be RAINING oil in Picayune!

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Who cares if the tide brings oil into the Jordan River, when it's going to be RAINING oil in Picayune!

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Now that may be the answer Picayune needs.

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It's a pretty serious problem, but it's truly amazing how quickly marsh land can clean itself. I think the infiltration of petroleum to the marsh is by far the worst problem that will be associated with this spill because there's not much that people can do to clean it up.

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Very true. Wetlands are nature's water filtration device. It may do more harm than good to try and go in and clean the marshes. The equipment necessary to do such things would harm the soil and the roots of the grasses. That would surely kill them. I could definitely see the oil doing more harm to the fisheries and other wildlife dependent on the marsh rather than the marsh grass itself.