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re: Let's suppose that the worst case occurs...
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:09 pm to DeafValley
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:09 pm to DeafValley
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This would obviously place a lot of stress on at least two generations of residents.
At least..........to say the least.....
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Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:10 pm to DeafValley
Would Lake P be dregged so the banks could be the new ports?
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:11 pm to udtiger
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True, but it would build a new delta first and it would have a lot of shallow water to work with before it got to the edge:
Good point. I don't think anyone really knows what would happen. Even if it did build up, wouldn't alot of marsh be lost from saltwater encroachment in the Southeast?
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:12 pm to udtiger
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Let's suppose that the worst case occurs...
Let's pray that it does not.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:15 pm to Crawdaddy
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Would Lake P be dregged so the banks could be the new ports?
I thought about that also. Not sure how they would make it work? Port on lakeside and load onto barges on river side?
But if what I've read is correct, with the lack of sediment they could bring ships up the river, there just wouldn't be as much room (width).
Either way it wouldn't be the same b/c you have a large river coming out at Morgan City which could handle it all.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 4:16 pm to tetu
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Even if it did build up, wouldn't alot of marsh be lost from saltwater encroachment in the Southeast?
Yes, just like the Chandeleur and Timbalier Islands are disappearing, the current "Bird's Foot" delta would disappear. Over time, Louisiana would lose the southeast "corner" of the state, and would form a "belly" coming out from the current mouth of the AR.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 6:00 pm to udtiger
imo, i think they would do everything they could to get it back to it's current path. maybe sinking some barges and boulders in old river until they can rebuild the structure. COE thinks they have a bigger dick than what they do and will do everything they to fight nature. but how many times does man have to lose against nature to realize that man can't win.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 6:58 pm to bakersman
IMO, worst case would include a hurricane coming in while the water is cresting. If that happened, the entire BR-NO corridor as well as the Spillway would suffer from ultimate frickage.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 7:32 pm to udtiger
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Would the COE try to retame the MR
Man may for a while think that he has controlled nature, but eventually nature is going to win. Sooner or later he Mississippi will divert into the Atchafalaya and it might be this year. Who knows? What I do know is that the USACE is not going to tame jack shite. They are on a fool's errand.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 7:59 pm to Ash Williams
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i agree, i just think it would be impossible
Oh, yeah, it is impossible. It is a fourteen foot drop. Think about reversing a 14 foot waterfall pouring out about 500k cubic feet of water per second. Oh, yeah, and you have to do it in sandy, marshy soil. In a very remote area. No chance.
Posted on 5/11/11 at 9:08 pm to JudgeHolden
I read through this article on the 1st post of the Flood Forum:
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If the mighty Mississippi were to turn to the Atchafalaya River it would have to do it through the Old River Control Structure correct? Low Sill structure?
It seems as though some people think that by opening the Morganza Spillway the river will turn that way but if I'm not mistaken, that area that feeds the Morganza is high and dry when the water levels finally come down in the fall.
It would seem that the ORCS (Old River Control Structure) is handling the max capacity at the current time and opening the Morganza is independent?
LINK
If the mighty Mississippi were to turn to the Atchafalaya River it would have to do it through the Old River Control Structure correct? Low Sill structure?
It seems as though some people think that by opening the Morganza Spillway the river will turn that way but if I'm not mistaken, that area that feeds the Morganza is high and dry when the water levels finally come down in the fall.
It would seem that the ORCS (Old River Control Structure) is handling the max capacity at the current time and opening the Morganza is independent?
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