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Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:38 pm to LSUweights
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I understand that
I'm trying to understand where the water will flow?
WAFB said they were sandbagging to cut off the flow into AB
Where will the rest of the back flow water go??
The flow that doesn't go into Spanish lake will add to the flooding that is coming from bayou manchac.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:45 pm to BamaFanInTigerland
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Alligator/Manchac was 12.62' @ 6p. (.24"/hr)
Bluff Swamp was 12.64'@ 6p. (.12"/hr)
Eighth drop at Bayou Fountain (14.97').
Manchac dropped another 1.5" (16.33').
Alligator/Manchac was 12.64' @ 7p. (.24"/hr)
Bluff Swamp was 12.66'@ 7p. (.24"/hr)
No change at Bayou Fountain (14.97').
Manchac dropped another 1.5" (16.2').
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:02 pm to BamaFanInTigerland
I'm an idiot.
Carry on
Carry on
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:16 pm to shawnlsu
1.5" not 1.5'
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:35 pm to Gsatterw
The goal is to stop manchac from dumping into bluff swamp.
They don't completely dam off alligator bayou road with sheet piles because it would cause flooding in some high dollar places at times like this unless they put some very serous pumps in to put manchac into the Mississippi.
They don't completely dam off alligator bayou road with sheet piles because it would cause flooding in some high dollar places at times like this unless they put some very serous pumps in to put manchac into the Mississippi.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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it would cause flooding in some high dollar places at times like this unless they put some very serous pumps in to put manchac into the Mississippi.
I really think this is the most viable solution, however I know its not the most cost effective. That MS river right now could hold all this water with no problem.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:45 pm to JohnnyBgood
Sending it to the river is the right idea. That's where it wants to go right now. It's just very much not cheap to do, and you wouldn't need to do it often.
Engineers also don't like the idea because the way everything currently sits, they want the water going to lake Maurepas one way or another. Putting it in the river is 100% the opposite of what everything is set up to do. The whole goal is to keep the Mississippi levee and not need pumps to keep everyone dry. It takes some serious shite to make a difference.
I doubt the amount of water in all of bluff swamp and manchac would raise the river 1' in NOLA, but I'm no Corp of engineers engineer.
Engineers also don't like the idea because the way everything currently sits, they want the water going to lake Maurepas one way or another. Putting it in the river is 100% the opposite of what everything is set up to do. The whole goal is to keep the Mississippi levee and not need pumps to keep everyone dry. It takes some serious shite to make a difference.
I doubt the amount of water in all of bluff swamp and manchac would raise the river 1' in NOLA, but I'm no Corp of engineers engineer.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:49 pm to JohnnyBgood
Yeah. It's only 10.6 at Donaldsonville, and is discharging at 442,000 cfs. The river could've easily handled this, and we wouldn't have even noticed down here.
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:53 pm to BayouBengals18
Emergency alert stated 2" of rain has fallen in North Baton Rouge.
All of that is going to Manchac. I have no idea how much that will change the time it takes for it to get below AB, but any more rain is bad rain.
All of that is going to Manchac. I have no idea how much that will change the time it takes for it to get below AB, but any more rain is bad rain.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:55 pm to BayouBengals18
The Mississippi river drains like 60% of the country. One swamp in SELA ain't shite for ol man river.
I just hope I never see this again in my lifetime.
I just hope I never see this again in my lifetime.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:55 pm to BamaFanInTigerland
quote:
Alligator/Manchac was 12.64' @ 7p. (.24"/hr)
Bluff Swamp was 12.66'@ 7p. (.24"/hr)
No change at Bayou Fountain (14.97').
Manchac dropped another 1.5" (16.2').
Freaking rain.
Alligator/Manchac was 12.7' @ 8p. (.72"/hr)
Bluff Swamp was 12.73'@ 8p. (.84"/hr)
Bayou Fountain went up .84" (15.04').
We do have another river gauge online @ Welsh Gully on other side of Santa Maria. It's @ 14.1' now.
Manchac dropped another 1.3" (16.09').
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:03 pm to JohnnyBgood
Back in the day Bsyou Manchac flowed into the Mississippi River and I suspect would have taken a lot of that water naturally years ago.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:05 pm to BamaFanInTigerland
frick me sideways
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:07 pm to doubleb
All of this shite would have gone to the river back in the day.
Most of prairieville would also go under water every spring.
There's no easy solution.
Most of prairieville would also go under water every spring.
There's no easy solution.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:32 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Any of y'all have any updates? Rain set us back a bit. Saw word floating around that we only had another 5-8 inches to suffer through before the rise stopped.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:36 pm to Taxing Tiger
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another 5-8 inches to suffer through
TWSS
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:40 pm to Taxing Tiger
So it set us back how much?
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:48 pm to Taxing Tiger
Local media has stopped the coverage like this event is over. Not sure what is going on anymore.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:48 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
It's all so complex and often it's trial and error.
No way to go back, the only way is forward using our precious resources to improve the quality of life as best we can, but we will never find perfection.
No way to go back, the only way is forward using our precious resources to improve the quality of life as best we can, but we will never find perfection.
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