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re: Mississippi River Flooding - Links & Pictures in 1st Post
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:47 pm to SpecialLSUtiger07
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:47 pm to SpecialLSUtiger07
quote:
Water is already in one of the casinos in Vicksburg. The water is already at the level that it was, when it flooded back in 08 and it's steadily rising;-((
Link?
I believe you, would just like to see it
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Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:47 pm to glassman
quote:THANKS...glass!! Just reading about all of it and typed the wrong town!
Tunica?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:49 pm to SpecialLSUtiger07
Uuuuhhhh, the Morganza spillway is in.....Morganza!
Past False River. Follow Hwy. 1. Turn left at the red light in town of New Roads. Cross railroads tracks and turn left at the light onto Hwy 1. Head down the highway through the small town of Morganza and the highway heads upwards like you are driving on the levee. You will drive over the locks. When I was little I would pretend I was riding a horse because of the bumps and noises it makes when you drive over it.
Da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt.....
Past False River. Follow Hwy. 1. Turn left at the red light in town of New Roads. Cross railroads tracks and turn left at the light onto Hwy 1. Head down the highway through the small town of Morganza and the highway heads upwards like you are driving on the levee. You will drive over the locks. When I was little I would pretend I was riding a horse because of the bumps and noises it makes when you drive over it.
Da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt, da dunt.....
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:50 pm to LSU Tigershark
quote:go to www.wlbt.com......It's got a lot of updated info on all of the Rivers
LSU Tigershark
I'm afraid I would link something wrong and you know how people would stalk me on here!!!;-))
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:51 pm to tracytiger
What's the latest crest forecast for Miss River at Baton Rouge?
I see the Weather Channel took down their River Flood Warning. What gives?
I see the Weather Channel took down their River Flood Warning. What gives?
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:52 pm to LSUSilverfox
quote:
If opening the BC spillway doesn't alleviate pressure upstream, then how did opening Morganza in 1973 help save the ORCS from failing?
Morganza is much closer to ORCS, so the drop in head @ Morganza has a bigger effect. Not to mention, Morganza pulls more cfs than Bonnet Carre.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:52 pm to LSUSilverfox
quote:Did he say that?
If opening the BC spillway doesn't alleviate pressure upstream
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:53 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Did he say that?
Yeah he has said it.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:54 pm to LSUSilverfox
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:54 pm to LSUSilverfox
quote:Interesting.
Yeah he has said it.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:54 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
quote:Go to the website I put a few post up..I think they have some of La listed on their website, not sure....
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GeorgeTheGreek
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:55 pm to AlxTgr
According to Scottie, in 2008 the opening of the BC Spillway only slowed the rate of rise in Baton Rouge... from .4 feet per day to .25 feet per day. It's in this thread somewhere.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:55 pm to Geauxtiga
I was in Vicksburg on business today and the flood is all they can talk about. Evidently the Ms. authorities are evacuating some low lying areas north of Vicksburg around Eagle Lake now. One lady told me if the water crests as high as they say, her camp at Eagle Lake will be underwater. They have opened some of the locks to raise Eagle Lake 14' to put back pressure on a section of levee that they are now trying to build up. This will supposedly take some of the pressure off the river side of the repair.
There is also reported to be a section of river levee around Vidalia that is feared to be weak and could breach if the crest is as high as projected.
I remember in 1973 how close the Corps of Engineers came to losing the Old River Control Structure north of Morganza. I have heard since then that if this goes, the river will never flow through Baton Rouge or New Orleans again, but would exit somewhere around Morgan City permanently. I am not an engineer and don't claim to be but if this happens it would be catastrophic for the entire coastal area.
There is also reported to be a section of river levee around Vidalia that is feared to be weak and could breach if the crest is as high as projected.
I remember in 1973 how close the Corps of Engineers came to losing the Old River Control Structure north of Morganza. I have heard since then that if this goes, the river will never flow through Baton Rouge or New Orleans again, but would exit somewhere around Morgan City permanently. I am not an engineer and don't claim to be but if this happens it would be catastrophic for the entire coastal area.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:56 pm to LSUsmartass
quote:
We need ScottyP manning this thread at all times
First question, where are the flood warnings for BR
Thinking the exact same thing.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:57 pm to LSUJuice
quote:OK, but now you're talking downstream. We have two different issues going now.
According to Scottie, in 2008 the opening of the BC Spillway only slowed the rate of rise in Baton Rouge... from .4 feet per day to .25 feet per day
Posted on 5/3/11 at 4:59 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Opening the Bonnet Carre spillway will provide no relief upstream. The levee system in Baton Rouge is designed to handle 1.5 million cfs and the levee system in New Orleans is designed to handle 1.25 million cfs. Think of it this way, 1.5 million cfs is going to pass by Baton Rouge if the BC spillway is open or not. If BC spillway stays closed that 1.5 million that passed Baton Rouge will also pass by New Orleans. The BC spillway will open to take the 250,000cfs out of the river thus meeting the 1.25 million cfs requirement at New Orleans.
Per ScottieP on pg. 9
This post was edited on 5/3/11 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 5/3/11 at 5:01 pm to glassman
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I am not an engineer and don't claim to be but if this happens it would be catastrophic for the entire coastal area
It would be catastrophic for Morgan City, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. But in the long term it would help restore the wetlands and form a new delta.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 5:03 pm to bbqguy
quote:This is 100% true...but the likelihood of that happening is slim
I have heard since then that if this goes, the river will never flow through Baton Rouge or New Orleans again, but would exit somewhere around Morgan City permanently. I am not an engineer and don't claim to be but if this happens it would be catastrophic for the entire coastal area.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 5:04 pm to AlxTgr
No, Baton Rouge is upstream of the BC Spillway. Opening it only slightly slowed the rate of rise in the river at Baton Rouge.
The Old River Control is upstream of the Morganza Spillway. Since Morganza is much closer to ORC than the BC is to Baton Rouge (and pulls out more cfs), it had more of an effect on that section upstream of it.
The Old River Control is upstream of the Morganza Spillway. Since Morganza is much closer to ORC than the BC is to Baton Rouge (and pulls out more cfs), it had more of an effect on that section upstream of it.
Posted on 5/3/11 at 5:05 pm to Bulletproof Lover
quote:We would probably all be dead before there was any great restoration to our wetlands. It would take a very long time to repair what is already lost
But in the long term it would help restore the wetlands and form a new delta.
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