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Per Corps: 1 gate at Morganza closed
Posted on 5/25/11 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 5/25/11 at 1:29 pm
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters
?US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Update: As of May 25, 2011 8 a.m. CST: Morganza Floodway - one gate closed on May 24 and 16 remain open; Bonnet Carre’ Spillway - 330 bays remain open.
?US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Update: As of May 25, 2011 8 a.m. CST: Morganza Floodway - one gate closed on May 24 and 16 remain open; Bonnet Carre’ Spillway - 330 bays remain open.
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Posted on 5/25/11 at 1:34 pm to JulianD
This is consistent with what I was told on Sunday that the gate closure process will be very slow and will be geared toward controlling the reduced river flow in a way that will not compromise the inner part of the levees.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 1:56 pm to Chill Pill
:rimshot: 
Oh..wait.........so what?
Oh..wait.........so what?
Posted on 5/25/11 at 2:10 pm to Chill Pill
Chill pill, per your info, is this the beginning part of the actual scale down?
The red river is holding steady and does not show a significant forecast drop.
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I know today in Nola and BR there was a slight drop (tenths), would this be a trend they expect to continue or normal fluctuation?
Also, check out the Ohio in the above link. They are still well above flood stage in the northern most reaches and expecting another crest of several feet in the next week.
The red river is holding steady and does not show a significant forecast drop.
LINK []=144108&pt[]=141463&pt[]=141839&pt[]=143934&pt[]=141618&pt[]=146423&pt[]=143366&pt[]=142172&pt[]=141493&pt[]=142940&pt[]=144619&pt[]=144798&pt[]=144609&pt[]=141308&pt[]=144449&pt[]=143828&pt[]=142711&allpoints=143846,142736,143816,143998,145144,142659,142234,145887,144081,142375,143866,141506,142962,143885,143323,144201,144542,142873,143260,143099,142560,144186,143177,142054,143945,144055,141370,143630,141931,142812,141676,142534,144568,143535,144589,143030,144031,143079,144282,141445,141722,141383,143445,143646,143787,143574,143545,142773,141629,144517,142500,143196,142105,142509,142418,144108,141463,141839,143934,141618,146423,143366,142172,141493,142940,144619,144798,144609,141308,144449,143828,142711&data[]=hydrograph&submit=Make+my+River+Page!
I know today in Nola and BR there was a slight drop (tenths), would this be a trend they expect to continue or normal fluctuation?
Also, check out the Ohio in the above link. They are still well above flood stage in the northern most reaches and expecting another crest of several feet in the next week.
This post was edited on 5/25/11 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 5/25/11 at 2:13 pm to JulianD
Posted on 5/25/11 at 2:32 pm to JulianD
All I know is that the river in BR has dropped I think about half a foot in the last week, and we were told at a neighborhood meeting on Sunday that the ACoE wants a sahhhhlooooooooooo drop in the river so as to minimize an inner levee collapse. And that the Corps will close the spillways gate by gate over a long time in order to prevent the river level from dropping too fast.
This post was edited on 5/25/11 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 5/25/11 at 3:12 pm to JulianD
:omg:
They aren't going to be able to close the Morganza! You can't close it once it's open! Don't open it! OMG!....
Wait what? Oh, ok cool. No biggie.
They aren't going to be able to close the Morganza! You can't close it once it's open! Don't open it! OMG!....
Wait what? Oh, ok cool. No biggie.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 3:51 pm to Mahootney
quote:
There are currently 14 bays of the Morganza Spillway open.
Two bays were closed today, and one bay was closed last night.
Posted on 5/25/11 at 4:11 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
Ken Holder with the Corps said one bay was closed last night and two more today, bringing the total number of open bays down to 14. Holder said readings taken by the U. S. Geological Survey showed around 172,000 cubic feet of water per second was flowing out of the Spillway with 17 bays open, which was significantly more than the 114,000 CFS the Corps thought was flowing through it.
Well I guess that answers my question.
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