re: Bayou chene barge

Yeah, but is that it? THAT is the plan? You know people actually believe this is gonna be effective, and are making critical decisions based on THAT? A single layer of sheet pile in the middle of "the deepest part of the channel" (according to someone else on this thread). This should be on the news, or something, if that pic is really of "the plan".

Not to make light of the situation, but based on that picture...

I am starting a drive, anybody got a few sheets of tin, or some corrugated aluminum they would like to contribute?? Please drop of your donations at Lake End park between Stephensville and Morgan City.

Ok, that was probably in poor taste, but it needed to be said!

They have reading from lock stations behind the barge that are lower than they were before it was in place. The river is rising and the backwater is dropping, the barge is doing the job.

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And in 1973 it did what it was put in place to do, stop some of the river water from getting into the inland waters of St. Mary and lower St. Martin parish. They have pictures of one side of the barge having brown murky water and the other side having clear black water.

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.the project DID NOT work in '73...havent you seen all those pictures of Morgan City and Stevenville from 1973.....both cities flooded...the barge didnt work. Matter of fact they put the barge in place after the water came up. This is a different flood than in 73, 73 was more of a flash flood type of flood versus this slow river rise

Look closely at the pics I posted above from 73...Notice in the color photo
that the water to the left is the water that the barge was meant to hold back. It is higher than that on the right.

Problem is going to be no earth levee to tie into. Once the water gets high enough it will just go through the woods and around the barge. Most of this area is cypress swamp and normally pretty wet so this may slow the water but it will definitely not stop it IMO.

I maybe a jackass, but you really gotta lighten up. Pull the sheet pile out a little, it's clearly uncomfortable.

Look, if you think this is gonna work and I don't, let's just wait an see. So far it 1-1, some of it's busted, but while it was up it lowered water levels.

Hey, I'm not an engineer, so no earth levee behind it might work. That being said, I am familiar with the area, and the post about swamp is right, and therre is pretty high water in the woods already. The whole area is marsh.

Lighten up dude, and hope the winds change.

JulianD, there are a lot of good people working on this project & for you to sit behind a keyboard and spout off claims of "unethical" or "failure" is reprehensible. These guys have put their lives on hold to try and protect property of friends, family and people they don't even know. The Engineers Code of Ethics states that an engineer shall "safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare" and what these guys are doing falls well within that statement, especially given the time frame and conditions under which they are working. If you have any better ideas, let's hear them.

Dam, well looks like we got a few raw nerves around here. Entirely understandable given the situation. I said it was unethical to hinge peoples hopes on this (see the picture, really) NOT to build the thing. And failure was stright from the press release. Misplaced hope is dangerous, and most people I know would be quite shocked to see that. I was. Especially in comparison to the 73 project. Simmer down, folks. I didn't send the water, and I'm not running around telling people I can stop it. It's a SWAG project, Scientific Wild Arse Guess.

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JulianD, there are a lot of good people working on this project & for you to sit behind a keyboard and spout off claims of "unethical" or "failure" is reprehensible. These guys have put their lives on hold to try and protect property of friends, family and people they don't even know. The Engineers Code of Ethics states that an engineer shall "safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare" and what these guys are doing falls well within that statement, especially given the time frame and conditions under which they are working. If you have any better ideas, let's hear them.

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great first post, welcome to the boards!

The people are getting pissed!!

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ETA: Unfortunately they are removing peoples post