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re: Mississippi River Flooding - Links & Pictures in 1st Post
Posted on 5/3/11 at 8:59 am to Prominentwon
Posted on 5/3/11 at 8:59 am to Prominentwon
I think I read that this will be 7.5 feet higher than the floods of 1927 which were record floods.
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Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:00 am to Mudminnow
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It's been interesting watching the ATCH Delta guage.
What gage are you looking at?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:00 am to KosmoCramer
So the midwest floods in the late 90's were not record floods?
I've been to St. Louis! i've seen the plaque at the arch!
I've been to St. Louis! i've seen the plaque at the arch!
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:03 am to ScottieP
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:03 am to KosmoCramer
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I think I read that this will be 7.5 feet higher than the floods of 1927 which were record floods.
but the levees are much higher today than they were 80 years ago. which will give you higher river levels. yes we may very well get higher levels, but the amount of water that flowed in '27 will be hard to beat
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:04 am to meauxjeaux2
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they would split them up between some of the other prisons.
there is some higher ground within angola where they will usually build tents to store the prisoners
it has happened several times before, once being within the last 10 years i believe
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:06 am to prostyleoffensetime
I JUST LIKE THE LIL FELLER....BTW CAN YOU DECIPHER THE REST OF THAT SCHEDULE??
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:07 am to bakersman
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but the levees are much higher today than they were 80 years ago. which will give you higher river levels. yes we may very well get higher levels, but the amount of water that flowed in '27 will be hard to beat
They also didn't have levees at all along many parts of the river
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:08 am to Croacka
If they have to open the morganza spillway, there's also a chance that they won't be able to close it, which would likely allow the MS river to divert it's course to the atch river. All that crap is old and, if I had to guess, poorly maintained.
I doubt this will happen, just throwing out some more SHTF stuff.
I doubt this will happen, just throwing out some more SHTF stuff.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:09 am to CptBengal
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Apparently the mods dont think that the largest flood since 1927, and maybe bigger than that deserves any attention.
That's because it doesn't affect htown.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:09 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
On the Outdoor board they were discussing this. I think the consensus from most was that Morganza would most likely have to be opened and would cause huge problems if it couldn't be closed obviously changing the flow of the MS river.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:10 am to TheWiz
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BATON ROUGE 35 34.4 +0.4 34.9 35.7 36.6 37.3 38.3 47.5 05/21P A.05/03P
What do the different levels represent. today, tomorrow, thurs, etc or what?
And why is Donaldsonville roughly 10 ft lower? for it being so close I didnt think it would differ that drastically?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:10 am to bigeasygreg
Forecast for the river levels keep rising. Highest levels since the "Great Flood" of 1927/1973 depending on who's talking. Army Corps blew a levee last night in Missouri to take pressure off.
By the time the water gets here, they will probably have to open Morganza Spillway and Bonnet Carre Spillway. Unless the MR jumps course (my favorite theory of the thread), or a levee breaks before they can open them, in which case it will be pure bedlam.
By the time the water gets here, they will probably have to open Morganza Spillway and Bonnet Carre Spillway. Unless the MR jumps course (my favorite theory of the thread), or a levee breaks before they can open them, in which case it will be pure bedlam.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:10 am to CptBengal
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Apparently the mods dont think that the largest flood since 1927, and maybe bigger than that deserves any attention.
Apparently you missed my post saying that we're going to open the Weather Board specifically for this.
BTW, it's admins...not mods.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:10 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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if I had to guess, poorly maintained.
you'd be wrong
USACE does annual and 5-year inspections on all major structures and any major areas of concern are addressed
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:11 am to bigeasygreg
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I JUST LIKE THE LIL FELLER....BTW CAN YOU DECIPHER THE REST OF THAT SCHEDULE??
What do you want to know? The river is going to continue to rise until the 22nd of May and then make a slow fall.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 9:12 am
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:12 am to bakersman
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but the levees are much higher today than they were 80 years ago. which will give you higher river levels. yes we may very well get higher levels, but the amount of water that flowed in '27 will be hard to beat
Doesn't the river carry less volume due to being confined inside the levees and having no place for the sediments to go?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:14 am to Croacka
Bender posted this yestreday from a news article:
I didn't even question it before, but the way they just came out and said it worried me a bit.
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The Corps of Engineers reported that if the spillway were needed, they were confident it would still be operational.
I didn't even question it before, but the way they just came out and said it worried me a bit.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 9:15 am to tetu
i think they repainted the structure within the last couple of years which likely required raising the gates one by one
now that doesnt simulate water pressure against the gates, but it does show that the mechanisms are still in operation
now that doesnt simulate water pressure against the gates, but it does show that the mechanisms are still in operation
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