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re: Mississippi River Flooding - Links & Pictures in 1st Post
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:09 pm to CarRamrod
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:09 pm to CarRamrod
quote:
when who every it was said 1000000CFS is 1000000CFS no matter what. i figured he was saying the velo would increase as the river rose and the discharge remained constant.
Wrong.
Again as the river rises so will the Discharge and the velocity.
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Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:09 pm to ScottieP
quote:only if the Velo remains constant or rises itself.
Thing is as the Mississippi River rises the discharge will rise.
ZING!
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:10 pm to ScottieP
Scotty shut the frick up. we miss communicated.
ETA: dont get mad about the STFU it was a fun STFU.
ETA: dont get mad about the STFU it was a fun STFU.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:19 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
I figured it out. I forgot to change the date on my watch at the end of the month. It's a day behind with april only being 30 days. I thought today was the 2nd
No biggie. In a previous job my morning ritual was to check stages on the Upper and lower miss and the ohio. So I always looked for the time to be current.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:23 pm to CarRamrod
Amazing that no one has brought up the River Ridge/Harahan near disaster in 1973 when the Mississippi River nearly busted through the Levee by Colonial Golf Club which would have destroyed the City of New Orleans. They reinforced this section of levee shortly thereafter but the COE still has major concerns about this section of Levee. It is the most vulnerable spot on the New Orleans side south of the Bonnet Carre spillway.
As to someone else's question about what happens if it breaks through at Baton Rouge the flooding would probably run into Bayou Manchac and if it goes further south then it would be absorbed in Lake P via Bonne Carret spillway or Lake Maurapas towards St. John the Baptist.
The Gardere area is the one that everyone in BR needs to be concerned about because the sand boils there are going to be require significant emergency work to keep them from undermining the levee from underneath.
Also hearing that the West Atchafalaya may be opened before Morganza is opened if the rain continues in the Mid-west.
UPDATE: the USACE officially began to open the Bonnet Carre spillway this morning. No word on how many pins will be taken out yet though.
As to someone else's question about what happens if it breaks through at Baton Rouge the flooding would probably run into Bayou Manchac and if it goes further south then it would be absorbed in Lake P via Bonne Carret spillway or Lake Maurapas towards St. John the Baptist.
The Gardere area is the one that everyone in BR needs to be concerned about because the sand boils there are going to be require significant emergency work to keep them from undermining the levee from underneath.
Also hearing that the West Atchafalaya may be opened before Morganza is opened if the rain continues in the Mid-west.
UPDATE: the USACE officially began to open the Bonnet Carre spillway this morning. No word on how many pins will be taken out yet though.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:28 pm to MrLSU
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Also hearing that the West Atchafalaya may be opened before Morganza is opened if the rain continues in the Mid-west.
this is wrong. west atchafalya has little effect on the mississippi. it's main purpose is if the red river backs up or if old river structure fails. it's the last line of defense. morganza will be opened before they blow the west atchafalya levee.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:28 pm to MrLSU
quote:
West Atchafalaya may be opened
<-----runs to search DOTD map on wall.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:31 pm to MrLSU
quote:hell no flood that area. wipe them all out.
The Gardere area is the one that everyone in BR needs to be concerned about
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:31 pm to bakersman
"it's main purpose is if the red river backs up or if old river structure fails. it's the last line of defense. morganza will be opened before they blow the west atchafalya levee."
This is what they are worried about in the worst case scenario which is why the West Atchafalaya is now being informally discussed.
This is what they are worried about in the worst case scenario which is why the West Atchafalaya is now being informally discussed.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:33 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:33 pm to AlxTgr
If we get to a stage where the levees near Baton Rouge or New Orleans are possibly going to fail book that one option will be to blow a levee in SE Arkansas or NE Louisiana. I'm not saying it will ever reach that point, but the sparsely populated Delta areas would be conceded long before heavily populated and industrialized areas between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. This is assuming that levels reached that stage which they may not, and that a natural breach upriver doesn't relieve some of the situation for the lower river.
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:34 pm to CarRamrod
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The Gardere area is the one that everyone in BR needs to be concerned about
hell no flood that area. wipe them all out.
well, I dont live on gardere, but in between there and Bluebonnet.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:35 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:43 pm to Croacka
I just wanted to thank you guys for keeping the good info coming in this thread. I don't know much on the subject being a marketing student, but I find this subject to be very interesting. I've been following along all morning in class. Keep the info coming!
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:49 pm to TigerTatorTots
I just heard that they are now saying 67' crest in Natchez. Can anyone confirm this?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:53 pm to CarRamrod
quote:my folks live in the U Club.
The Gardere area is the one that everyone in BR needs to be concerned about
hell no flood that area. wipe them all out.
Go frick yourself cellphone boy.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:54 pm to 11Tiger
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I just heard that they are now saying 67' crest in Natchez. Can anyone confirm this?
Damn. If so, how fricked is Vidalia?
ETA: Not specifically asking you, just anybody that knows more than me(Finance student)
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:56 pm to meauxjeaux2
I've read the Mississippi River will crest at 65' in Natchez(my hometown). Highest ever recorded was 58.4 in 1927.
Anyone still live around there have any info on what's expected? Vidalia in trouble?
Anyone still live around there have any info on what's expected? Vidalia in trouble?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 12:58 pm to dome53
quote:
Damn. If so, how fricked is Vidalia?
You beat me by 2 minutes! Damn.
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