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re: EBR officials file lawsuit over Iberville aquadams, fear it could could divert flooding
Posted on 7/12/19 at 5:18 pm to X123F45
Posted on 7/12/19 at 5:18 pm to X123F45
I live in Springlake/Fairhil, and I am concerned about flooding in my neighborhood this go around.
There is no doubt the breach along Alligator Bayou Road helped Uclub and my neighborhood in '16. Just how much I don't know.
Does anyone with knowledge of the hydrology of the area know how the predicted crests could impact my area? Not sure if I need to be watching Bayou Fountain gauge or Amite at Bayou Manchac.
I also think somebody from Uclub will sabotage that aqua damn if need be to keep that area from flooding.
There is no doubt the breach along Alligator Bayou Road helped Uclub and my neighborhood in '16. Just how much I don't know.
Does anyone with knowledge of the hydrology of the area know how the predicted crests could impact my area? Not sure if I need to be watching Bayou Fountain gauge or Amite at Bayou Manchac.
I also think somebody from Uclub will sabotage that aqua damn if need be to keep that area from flooding.
This post was edited on 7/12/19 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 7/12/19 at 5:38 pm to SoloTiger
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Not sure if I need to be watching Bayou Fountain gauge or Amite at Bayou Manchac.
Watch both. The gauge at Bluebonnet should be a better indicator on wether you get water. But the gauge at Amite and Manchac should be a better indicator of how the watershed is handling everything and if backwater flooding is going to be an issue.
Posted on 7/12/19 at 5:48 pm to SoloTiger
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Does anyone with knowledge of the hydrology of the area know how the predicted crests could impact my area? Not sure if I need to be watching Bayou Fountain gauge or Amite at Bayou Manchac.
If you hypothetically repeated the 2016 but with the aqua dams present several thousand homes in South Baton Rouge around your area likely would have flooded.
On the EBR side I have a barn that took on water in the 1983 flood according to the previous owners. It did not flood in 2016 because the water went into Spanish lake, Had that not been the case the barn likely would have had 3-6 feet of water in it.
This gauge would be the one for you to follow,
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however in 2016 IIRC it was not reporting near the peak
I don't want to make predictions but I walked along Bayou fountain today and the water is low, 4 feet is normal. I'm not overly concerned as of the last forecast that water will get into the barn off this storm, but if we take the worse part of the storm and it dumps very fast and\or it stalls I guess its a possibility. The barn is at 17ft elevation which is near the elevation of your neighborhood.
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