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Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:10 pm to Coon
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After 1973 we were just like "phew, that held... lets play cards"?
actually, yes. the corps has been pretty reactive vs. proactive over the last half century or so.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:10 pm to TheWiz
Ohh...so this is the midwest.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:10 pm to msutiger
'is blowing the floodway a good idea'
has this news man been listening to anything he has been reporting.
has this news man been listening to anything he has been reporting.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:11 pm to glassman
Think about widening an impact area instead of focusing on one area. As far as I know correctly, they are blowing a second section below the first. Thus, water will still continue to rise in the river. It just alleviates pressure on the bend at Cairo some.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:11 pm to ZoneLiftGMC
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This is perhaps some of the worst news coverage I have ever seen.
Eta: wow did anyone catch those "local" interviews
Wow. I hope no one is seeing this internationally. Look world, this is the American Heartland.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:12 pm to WoWyHi
Keep standing there Kathy until you see the water. Holy shite I still can't believe Mary Ann asked her that question and gave her this directive. 
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:12 pm to TheWiz
its essentially making a storage reservoir, once it fills up, the river will flow as it did before
it will help some, but the crest is expected soon up there, won't crest down here for a week or so
it will help some, but the crest is expected soon up there, won't crest down here for a week or so
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:13 pm to MrLSU
This is very entertaining!
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:14 pm to Croacka
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they keep talking like the farmland will be ruined forever
river silt will make it even better, even though they lose a years cro
Depends, there can sometimes be large sand deposits which are bad for the farm land.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:14 pm to Croacka
I wouldn't say reservoir. Mire like an area of slack water. There essentially taking 500k cfm off of the bend at Cairo.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:14 pm to wrlakers
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:14 pm to TheWiz
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It just alleviates the bend at Cairo some.
BC is going to be opened for sure. Probally Morganza as well. Does anyone trust the levees after Katrina? The only reason my former house flooded was becaue of Corps negligence.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:15 pm to Croacka
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they keep talking like the farmland will be ruined forever
river silt will make it even better, even though they lose a years crop
River silt is good but places where the levee has yielded in the past leaves sand. Pure sand is not good for farming. The sand can't retain moisture like silt or fertile loam soil.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:16 pm to glassman
They usually don't open BC until we hit 17ft at the Carrolton gauge. We will definitely see it open in a week or so.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:17 pm to The Boat
i was thinking about that movie.. 
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:17 pm to TheWiz
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We will definitely see it open in a week or so.
It is a done deal.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:18 pm to glassman
Heard from someone on WWL 870 tonight that Baton Rouge flood stage was unofficially elevated from 47.5 feet to 49.5 feet with flood stage being at 35 feet. So that's 14.5 feet above flood stage. Morganza is going to be opened with those types of numbers.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:18 pm to Fireman17
Has anyone posted Led Zepplin?
If it keeps on raining the levee is going to break
If it keeps on raining the levee is going to break
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:19 pm to Croacka
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they keep talking like the farmland will be ruined forever
river silt will make it even better, even though they lose a years crop
Not necessarily. Some will be better for it, but there will be a good bit of land that will have too much silt and sand deposits and form sand blows in areas that won't make anything. There are places where the levees broke in '27 that are still below average pieces of land for this reason... There is actually a place not far from my family's farm that was flooded in 1973 that has some really bad sand blows on it that will burn up in a hurry... The land will still probably be farmable, but don't think that it's just going to be a one year deal and everything will be peaches and cream afterwards.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 10:22 pm
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