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re: The Great Flood of 2016: Fill Out Disaster Forms NOW. Link Inside!
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:04 am to choupiquesushi
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:04 am to choupiquesushi
The last day or so
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Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:05 am to TheArrogantCorndog
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Spanish Lake Swamp fan club!!!
early 2000s-fun place to go and explore.
2009-pissed when they drained it.
today-happy it saved my house from water
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:05 am to SoloTiger
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He told me to be sure and support The Nature Conservancy and their types of projects in the future.
I always favor redevelopment over new development. Although I live in a more urban area, so there is a lot more old building stock that can be repurposed. But this falls in line with that. By conserving these areas and not over developing you're making it safer for the people that do live around there.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:10 am to LSUJuice
Also further investigation shows me that the swamp IS hydraulically connected to bayou manchac via alligator bayou. But there's a very small culvert underneath alligator bayou road. It's likely that water was backflowing from manchac into the south side of the swamp all along, albeit very slowly because of the culvert under the road acting as a pinch point.
This also makes those gauges make much more sense. They're still slowly rising because they're at 10-11 feet, still lower than the Amite. Water is flowing into that area from both directions.
This also makes those gauges make much more sense. They're still slowly rising because they're at 10-11 feet, still lower than the Amite. Water is flowing into that area from both directions.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:12 am to Higgysmalls
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lakes of st. Amant
The white screen porched house in the second picture is my cousins house. I grew up off Stringer Bridge road... Not one person in that area was spared. A lot of my family have feet of water in their houses and its not going down.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:13 am to buffbraz
quote:You're more than welcome
Thanks papasmurf! Youve been a big help
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:14 am to LSUJuice
I asked once but does anyone have any anecdotal evidence of the flood levels along Claycut Bayou in 83 compared to now.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:16 am to Bourre
are there any closures along Hwy 30 between I-10 and LSU?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:16 am to p15r
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p15r
Yeah I can that that now, though I didn't know about the levee gate control. That's good info that honestly should be shared with the public by both Iberville Parish and EBR. Really wished I had noticed Saturday night and could have eased people's minds.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:19 am to SoloTiger
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Furthermore, it sounds like the draining of the swamp in '09, if true, had to help as well.
Springlake is very fortunate that 99% of it is dry.
Does anyone remember the 1995 flood? A relator told me that building in Springlake/Fairhill took off when it didn't flood in '95, and that would have obviously preceded the Spanish Lake draining in '09.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:21 am to JAP
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Cenlalsufan you must be close to me I been watching that bayou since yesterday water has been climbing on my street at rate of 2" per hr
I'm sure..I was just out catching worms with the kids, they are everywhere..got 49..might get our poles..see a lot of fish jumping now
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:21 am to LSUJuice
LSUJuice you are correct. The Spanish Lake swamp "is hydraulically connected to Bayou Manchac," but the natural flow of water is controlled by the Alligator Bayou gate and Manchac levee system. The gate is set at a certain level by Iberville parish. My guess is that it was fully closed for this flood event.
And, yes, the gauges make perfect sense. You have a huge amount of water on the east side of I-10, because of the Amite and Ward Creek, and much less on the west side (Bayou Fountain, Spanish Lake). The most important pinch point for the whole system is the narrow canyon that the water has to go through under the I-10 bridge. The water from the east side wants to go west but the volume is slowed by the lack of space in that canyon.
And, yes, the gauges make perfect sense. You have a huge amount of water on the east side of I-10, because of the Amite and Ward Creek, and much less on the west side (Bayou Fountain, Spanish Lake). The most important pinch point for the whole system is the narrow canyon that the water has to go through under the I-10 bridge. The water from the east side wants to go west but the volume is slowed by the lack of space in that canyon.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:22 am to p15r
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Having said all of that, there is still danger of more flooding in the Bayou Fountain basin. The water elevation at the I-10 bridge is around 20ft right now. The gauge at Alligator bayou is 11.65. The water is moving slowing through the narrow channel/canyon created when the interstate bridge was built. There is an 8ft+ elevation differential between the two sides of Bayou Manchac separated by I-10. Only when that balances out will the flood risk be completely over for the Bayou Fountain side of things.
so does that mean even though the BF water seems to be holding steady/receding that if could quickly backflow even more? You may need to dumb it down for me
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 9:24 am
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:23 am to doubleb
How is Jefferson from Highland to Bayou Manchac bridge? Can I get through?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:24 am to TigahFan4Life
on the dotd 511 page i am updating the manchac bayou I-10 pic. looks like a high water vehicle about to cross the flooded bridge
ETA: three truck went over the bridge and through the water
ETA: three truck went over the bridge and through the water
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 9:25 am
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:25 am to Clark W Griswold
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How is Jefferson from Highland to Bayou Manchac bridge? Can I get through?
NO...
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:27 am to Higgysmalls
Oh okay thank you. They're getting in a rescue boat now.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:27 am to shell01
Broussard/Babin Rd/ 73 / 74 folks: Grand Goudine at Babin has stalled, after slowly but steadily receding. That gauge has been reporting very slowly....anyone have eyes on the bayou to confirm what it's doing?
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:27 am to p15r
Amite at French Settlement is holding steady around 9.16. My parents on Butch Gore rd in Lake Martin are reporting a slow fall that began late last night.
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