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Live Science Report: Open the Mississippi River Floodgates
Posted on 6/30/10 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 6/30/10 at 12:52 pm
Live Science
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The battle plan is simple: Open the floodgates on the Mississippi River leg that runs through New Orleans and the rushing water will block the BP Deepwater Horizon oil gusher from harming the delta wetlands further
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The plan, backed by researchers at LSU and the National Audubon Society, calls for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open concrete gates built within the river's levees about 315 miles (507 kilometers) upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. In theory, this would release enough water to wash away the gunk that is approaching from the Gulf. The extra flow could also flush out the oil that has reached coastal wetlands such as the Wax Lake Delta at the mouth of the Mississippi
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Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:03 pm to Crumble
where exactly are these gates located?
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:03 pm to Crumble
Sounds like a good idea. However, it will take 20 years to get approval from all the federal agencies.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:13 pm to Chicken
I don't know 
It was news to me.
It was news to me.Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:13 pm to Chicken
nevermind...just looked it up...they should do it!
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:16 pm to Crumble
This plan has been is being studied by the Army Corps of Engineers. They have been watching river stages and running scenarios through in Vicksburg since the early days of the spill.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:17 pm to Oyster
From what I understand its at the old River control structure. 70% of flow is diverted to Mississippi and 30% to Atchafalaya.
They would like to boost the percentage to 81% to Mississippi and 19% for Atchafalaya.
They would like to boost the percentage to 81% to Mississippi and 19% for Atchafalaya.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:20 pm to Mudminnow
this has been LA's biggest problem w/ coastal erosion
LET THE RIVER BE WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!
LET THE RIVER BE WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:21 pm to mylsuhat
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LET THE RIVER BE WILD
If it was wild New Orleans wouldn't have a river anymore.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:34 pm to Oyster
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Sounds like a good idea.
Not to mention, the extra sediment would help the marshes with a little more substinance
Posted on 6/30/10 at 1:59 pm to TigerFred
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If it was wild New Orleans wouldn't exist anymore.
FIFY
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:06 pm to Crumble
Are they talking about the Bonne Carre Spillway? If so, it want do a damn bit of good if the river isnt at least at 14'.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:12 pm to Crumble
They need to open the gates to the maximum safe levels and leave them like that IMO. We can't get enough fresh water into the estuaries.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:12 pm to tgrbaitn08
Wackos won't approve 
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:29 pm to dkreller
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FIFY
If its wild, the Mississippi River would be a creek.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:30 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Are they talking about the Bonne Carre Spillway?
No, Old River Control Structure.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:41 pm to dkreller
quote:guess they shoulda thought twice before draining the marsh and building there
If it was wild New Orleans wouldn't exist anymore.
FIFY
Posted on 6/30/10 at 2:56 pm to mylsuhat
It was that damm Frenchman Bienville's fault.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 6:00 pm to TigerTatorTots
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Help the marshes with a little more sustinance
This is a big public misconception... The only marshes "helped" would be the ones below Venice where there are no levees. There are no conveyance channels above that point on the western side of The river, so the entire Barataria basin still wouldn't receive sediment or freshwater to flush out oil.
We have to cut some diversion channels through along the westbank from Belle Chasse down at strategic locations to get the rebuilding effect desired.
Posted on 6/30/10 at 8:48 pm to man in the stadium
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We have to cut some diversion channels through along the westbank from Belle Chasse down at strategic locations to get the rebuilding effect desired.
Davis pond?
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