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Spillway will open on Friday
Posted on 4/2/20 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 4/2/20 at 2:52 pm
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open 20 bays of the Bonnet Carré Spillway Friday after the Mississippi River was forecast to rise to flood stage at New Orleans next week.
The corps said Thursday that as many as 105 of the flood structure's 350 bays could be eventually opened to relieve pressure on levees further down the river.
According to the National Weather Service, the Mississippi River is forecast to rise to 17 feet at the Carrollton gauge by Wednesday, April 2. The river is expected to remain above 15 feet through the end of April.
Friday will mark the fifth time in five years that the flood control structure has been opened. Before 2011, the spillway had only been opened on average once every decade.
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Posted on 4/2/20 at 2:59 pm to WPBTiger
I think the silver lining of this is it looks like it will only be open for 10 to 15 days.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 3:17 pm to SpillwayRoyalty
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10 to 15 days
I wouldn’t put money on that.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 3:39 pm to Purple Spoon
I would like to know why we do not use Morganza and Old
River?
River?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:31 pm to WPBTiger
We need to quarantine the MS river
Posted on 4/2/20 at 4:37 pm to bearhc
There is legitimate concern that if they open Morganza they won’t be able to get that genie back in the bottle.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 5:58 pm to bearhc
shite might be able to be stopped if we open it. Open the morganza isn't as simple as opening and closing a gate.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 6:01 pm to Junky
What if we let the river fill up and flush out the corona in NOLA a little?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 7:18 pm to Icansee4miles
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There is legitimate concern that if they open Morganza they won’t be able to get that genie back in the bottle.
Then what purpose does it serve.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 7:18 pm to WPBTiger
Crawfish prices go up as a result.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 7:44 pm to bearhc
The Morganza Spillway by law can only be opened when the river hits a set flow rate. The effect of opening it impacts agricultural interests, oil and gas facilities, homes, and cities downstream. I know it impacts fishing interests when Bonne Carrie is opened, but it has less impact than Morganza. This is the reason for the higher trigger flow.
Posted on 4/2/20 at 7:50 pm to dwr353
Why was t it opened last year when that magic number was reached?
Posted on 4/2/20 at 7:56 pm to Wolfmanjack
If memory serves me, it hit the flow rate but the rates downstream dropped so they avoided opening it.
This post was edited on 4/2/20 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 4/2/20 at 9:12 pm to dwr353
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e. The effect of opening it impacts agricultural interests, oil and gas facilities, homes, and cities downstream. I
Small small part of it
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:08 am to choupiquesushi
saw The levees closed this morning on the Norco side this morning.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:13 am to Icansee4miles
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There is legitimate concern that if they open Morganza they won’t be able to get that genie back in the bottle.
No, there isn't.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:17 am to FutureMikeVIII
quote:but the effects opening morganza has on ORCS are a real concern..
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There is legitimate concern that if they open Morganza they won’t be able to get that genie back in the bottle.
No, there isn't.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:22 am to choupiquesushi
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but the effects opening morganza has on ORCS are a real concern..
Like what? My understanding is that it lessens the load on ORCS. It likely promotes sedimentation downstream, but would not be an immediate threat to the ORCS, I wouldnt think.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 9:47 am to FutureMikeVIII
quote:increases upstream sediment and scouring near ORCS
Like what? My understanding is that it lessens the load on ORCS. It likely promotes sedimentation downstream, but would not be an immediate threat to the ORCS, I wouldnt think.
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