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Major Boil in levee---Point Coupee
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:39 am
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:39 am
Lt. General Russel Honore' just said on CNN that there is a major boil in the levee in Point Coupee parish---near the Morganza Spillway.
He suggested opening the spillway immediately.
He suggested opening the spillway immediately.
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Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:41 am to TheFinalWord
Ouch. They need to get it done now.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:42 am to TheFinalWord
quote:
said on CNN
Until he says it on Fox News, it didn't happen
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:43 am to TheFinalWord
Morgan City, LOOK OUT!
Here come da' "new" Mississippi River
Here come da' "new" Mississippi River
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:43 am to BlindFaith
quote:
Until he says it on Fox News, it didn't happen
It's the same guy!
Go to the Political Board.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:44 am to TheFinalWord
Uh oh
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:44 am to TheFinalWord
Red River gauge was showing 1.49 on the last reading I saw posted (around 11am)
Posted on 5/13/11 at 11:46 am to BlindFaith
Jindal just said in his press conference that the corp should open Morganza by Saturday night.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:11 pm to HeadSlash
a breech south of morganza spillway would be bad news for a bunch of populated areas between the river and the atch basin. better take the pressure off the levees before we get another Katrina.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:21 pm to lctiger
My brother just crossed the floodway and said he didn't see anything unusual. But there is a bad bend just south of Morganza that has caused levee failure several times in the last hundred years. Always a weak point there. Opening the floodway now may be too late, depending on how bad that situation is getting. Hope this is just more hype and rumor.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:22 pm to dinosaur
quote:Well, riddle solved. Nothing to see here folks.
My brother just crossed the floodway and said he didn't see anything unusual.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:22 pm to The Mick
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:31 pm to Boh
i wonder how many of these big boils happen in or near places where the river USED to flow...
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:35 pm to choupiquesushi
quote:
i wonder how many of these big boils happen in or near places where the river USED to flow...
that is a very interesting question, seriously....
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:42 pm to dinosaur
quote:
My brother just crossed the floodway and said he didn't see anything unusual
Maybe the millions of extra gallons of water could be something?
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:44 pm to choupiquesushi
quote:
i wonder how many of these big boils happen in or near places where the river USED to flow...
I don't think that it is that big of a factor.
Its just how the ground was when they placed the levees.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:46 pm to dinosaur
quote:
My brother just crossed the floodway and said he didn't see anything unusual.
Is your brother's name Stevie Wonder?
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:51 pm to Bard
A boil is not a breach. If they know about it and can get to it, they will probably be able to stop it. If it is beyond that point, it is already too late, and opening the Spillway will not stop it.
The Corps is sticking to its game plan, despite the enormous pressures being brought to bear. I am not at all a fan of the Corps, but I think they are doing a good job here.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:54 pm to Volvagia
quote:
I don't think that it is that big of a factor.
It could be. If the levee were placed an old meander bed, and if the bed ran at a high angle to the line of the levee, the old river bed, which is sandy, could be a route for underground water flows.
Posted on 5/13/11 at 12:56 pm to JudgeHolden
quote:looking at a map... very plausible..
It could be. If the levee were placed an old meander bed, and if the bed ran at a high angle to the line of the levee, the old river bed, which is sandy, could be a route for underground water flows.
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