re: Monday Hypothetical re: Miss. River

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What would happen if we built a damn somewhere north of LA? Say perhaps Memphis or even St. Louis.

Geographically, economically, etc.

Discuss.

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We could have the same firm that built the bypass in BR do this.

I predict it’ll be under budget and on-time.

OP: u r stoopit

Look up “acre feet” and calculate that capacity with specific regard to the Lower Mississippi River delta.

The Bonnet Carre Spillway would only open once a year for four months

Fun fact

The loss of coastal areas of Louisiana over the yars aren't due to "rising ocean levels" from global warming

It is from installations of dams and water locks along the Mississippi river

The sediment that usually nurtures the coast line and refreshes the repository of sediment is literally being stopped and with held from flowing down river by all these stops

No sediment = no land

The number of dams upstream is already plenty, as has been pointed out. The increase in dams is why we have such high water downstream now. Folks think that we are just having more rains and more water coming down every year. The bigger issue is because of decreased flows, the sediment that normally was carried out to the gulf is getting dropped all along the River. The river bottom is ridiculously higher than it was 30-40 years ago.

wouldn't we just fill up all of the rivers & streams that feed off of the Big River already? Their levels would rise & move more water to their end locations too, right?



Just have fun with this topic. It is, after all, a hypothetical.

You would fill them up.....which would flood their banks......which would submerge current farm ground

Not to mention the flooding on the MS itself