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re: Mississippi River Flooding - Links & Pictures in 1st Post
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:19 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:19 pm to MrLSU
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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.
mind blown
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Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:21 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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Not necessarily. Some will be better for it, but there will be a good bit of land that will have too much silt and form sand blows in areas that won't make anything
i can see some of this happening very near the breach where the water velocity is at its highest, but its not like all 130,000 acres are toast
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:22 pm to MrLSU
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49.5
That aint good at all.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:22 pm to Choirboy
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Pure sand is not good for farming. The sand can't retain moisture like silt or fertile loam soil.
but it is the best material for coastal restoration purposes such as building marsh platforms or barrier islands.
one man's trash is another man's barrier island.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:24 pm to man in the stadium
what does a barrier island have to do with mainland farms?
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:25 pm to MrLSU
How high are the levees in BR?
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:25 pm to Trauma14
I got some Ocean Front Property in Missoooooouuuuurrriiiii
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:25 pm to Bender
A little over 47 feet. Some say almost 50.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:25 pm to Croacka
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but its not like all 130,000 acres are toast
I think this is awful, really. But, by comparison, over a million acres burned in the Texas wildfires. 130,000 acres is a lot when you're talking fertile farmland, but there is other farmland in the U.S. I don't think we're going to run out of corn because of this.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:26 pm to Croacka
Not only can the sand pose a problem, but you have to realize that right now most farmers in the MS,ARk,LA deltas are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Economy is hard for us right now and we can't afford to have a "1 year crop loss". A one year loss will send a lot of farmers out of business.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:26 pm to Trauma14
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what does a barrier island have to do with mainland farms?
A barrier against those seacows, so they don't make it into the liquor stores.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:27 pm to deltaland
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:28 pm to Dead Mike
how in the world are they justifying destroying a bunch of farmland in order to save a town of 1500 people? Just bus the people out. I mean, shite. What am I missing?
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:28 pm to Trauma14
sand comprises 20% of the mass of material moved by the river every year. it is heavier and bigger than silty clay particles and therefor needs more energy to be carried down the river. large flood events like this are some of the best times to replenish coastal ecosystems because the river has a heightened state of energy.
what i was getting at is that yes, this is dangerous and terrible for midwest farmers, but generally good for the coastal areas of our state. due to the MR river and its tributaries being damned off over the last 100 or so years, that sand load has been cut in half, since it is all trapped.
what i was getting at is that yes, this is dangerous and terrible for midwest farmers, but generally good for the coastal areas of our state. due to the MR river and its tributaries being damned off over the last 100 or so years, that sand load has been cut in half, since it is all trapped.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:29 pm to wrlakers
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I don't think we are going to run out of corn
No, but hundreds of thousands of lost acres of corn, rice, beans, etc. will cause a major shortage and a sharp increase in groceries, especially meats because a shortage of grain means a increase in feed costs for livestock.
Maybe at least they will quit producing corn ethanol, i hate that shite in my gas, it makes my truck run like crap.
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:30 pm to Croacka
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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.
Arent the levees supposed to be able to handle up to 50 feet?
uh oh
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:31 pm to deltaland
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No, but hundreds of thousands of lost acres of corn, rice, beans, etc. will cause a major shortage and a sharp increase in groceries, especially meats because a shortage of grain means a increase in feed costs for livestock.
130,000 acres is a blip on the radar
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:31 pm to TheWiz
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I wouldn't say reservoir. Mire like an area of slack water. There essentially taking 500k cfm off of the bend at Cairo.
Well they are taking it off now but eventually when the floodway is at capacity the water will flow again as usual via the southern reach of blown levee.
This floodway is not like the B Carre spillway. This floodway delays the flow of water downstream but keeps it in the same river system. Thus it will eventually flow downstream. The B Carre spillway actually removes the water from the Mississippi River system and puts it in the lake
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:33 pm to deltaland
There will be enough time to plant beans after this leaves... Just going to be a late crop...
And what's being lost in Missouri and what will eventually be lost here will not be a big deal for the global market, commodity prices, or food prices. What goes on in China, Russia, and India makes a much bigger impact.
And what's being lost in Missouri and what will eventually be lost here will not be a big deal for the global market, commodity prices, or food prices. What goes on in China, Russia, and India makes a much bigger impact.
This post was edited on 5/2/11 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 5/2/11 at 10:33 pm to prostyleoffensetime
So Scottie what you think of them moving BR up to 49.5?
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