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re: Morganza spillway to be opened?
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:37 pm to meauxjeaux2
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:37 pm to meauxjeaux2
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Photos i took of the 2011 Bonnet Carre spillway opening.
At noon, channel 9 said they are planning on opening it soon.
Moved my camp off Old River last week.
Still need 5'+ to flood over the potato level.
This post was edited on 12/29/15 at 1:39 pm
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Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:38 pm to fishfighter
quote:that would be the Morganza. Correct?
Moved my camp off Old River last week
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:41 pm to meauxjeaux2
Yes.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:42 pm to crazyLSUstudent
The floodgates at Lake Murray in SC were opened for the first time in decades a few months ago during the big flood. It turns out that developers had been building houses in the floodplain just down river from the dam.
Of course the houses flooded because of the opened spillway. Now, people want to sue the power company even though the people knowingly bought homes a few miles away from the dam.
I hope people have more sense out where yall are.
Of course the houses flooded because of the opened spillway. Now, people want to sue the power company even though the people knowingly bought homes a few miles away from the dam.
I hope people have more sense out where yall are.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:44 pm to fishfighter
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Still need 5'+ to flood over the potato level.
What's a potato level?
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:45 pm to GetCocky11
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I hope people have more sense out where yall are.
Nope. They built a city below sea level that is surround by water and a big bowl in the center of the city. New Orleans.
This post was edited on 12/29/15 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:53 pm to SSpaniel
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What's the downside of this? The river changes course and New Orleans no longer has a river? As well as wiping out everything below the Control Structure? Or not that drastic... or worse than that?
1. Morgan City is destroyed, killing thousands of people.
2. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of rail, highway, and pipeline infrastructure is permanently inundated and destroyed.
3. Mississippi channel between New Orleans and Baton Rouge would no longer be deep enough for Ocean-going ships.
4. Salt Water Wedge of the Mississippi River would pass New Orleans, completely destroying the city's only source of drinking water (as well as the only sources of drinking water for much of Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Bernard, and Plaquamines Parishes).
5. The reduction in flow would change the hydrology of the aquifers around Baton Rouge, greatly increasing the level of salt in the aquifer, potentially degrading or destroying Baton Rouge's water supply as well.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:55 pm to fishfighter
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Nope. They built a city below sea level that is surround by water and a big bowl in the center of the city. New Orleans.
In their defense, most of the city was above sea level when they built it. How were they supposed to know that by no longer allowing the Mississippi River to flood it every year that the damn thing would sink?
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:56 pm to kingbob
Add in the fact that if the river level drops significantly, saltwater backs up into the river.
Many plants use the river to run their cooling units.
These units can't run on saltwater.
Not to mention if the river drops too low the docks can't be used.
Many plants use the river to run their cooling units.
These units can't run on saltwater.
Not to mention if the river drops too low the docks can't be used.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 1:58 pm to kingbob
Easy with the doom and gloom big fellow...none of that is going to happen.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:00 pm to TigerFanatic99
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What's a potato level?
A low levee that is in between Old River ad the fore bay of the locks. Keeps flood waters out the fore bay till the Mississippi River gets above 36' in Baton Rouge.
Well, screw me.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:02 pm to Bucktail1
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Easy with the doom and gloom big fellow...none of that is going to happen.
Of course not, because the Old River Control Station is not going to fail. It survived Tropical Storm Juan. It will survive this. I was just answering the question posed as to what the downsides were if it were to fail and be destroyed. Well, those are the downsides.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:04 pm to fr33manator
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Add in the fact that if the river level drops significantly, saltwater backs up into the river.
Happens just about every year to were saltwater hits New Orleans. Saltwater is a lot heavy then freshwater. Storms just push it in when the river is low.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:08 pm to Kajungee
Courtesy: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:14 pm to SSpaniel
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The river changes course and New Orleans no longer has a river?
Can you actually fathom the domino effect that this would cause?
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:23 pm to TigerDude80
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How high are crawfish prices going to go because of all this crap?
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Just the excuse they needed.
Stupid question..... How would/does the opening of the Morganza Spillway affect the crawfish farms and their pricing?
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:29 pm to ColoradoAg03
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Stupid question..... How would/does the opening of the Morganza Spillway affect the crawfish farms and their pricing?
Before you call people stupid, you should get a better understanding where crawfish come from.
I'll just call you ignorant
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:31 pm to Voorhies7
I was referring to myself....
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:35 pm to fr33manator
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Add in the fact that if the river level drops significantly, saltwater backs up into the river.
More redfishing.
Posted on 12/29/15 at 2:35 pm to ColoradoAg03
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I was referring to myself....
& that makes me a jackass then.
River & spillway crawfish make up a large share of the crawfish sold. Many people favor these crawfish over pond raised.
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