john in la
Well-known Member
All the rain you guys have been getting up north has made its way down the Mississippi river.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has said they will most likely start opening a spillway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge this weekend as the Mississippi river reaches flood stage and has a flow of 1.25 million cubic feet per second about twice its normal flow. This spillway will divert 250,000 cu ft/sec out of the river. This spillway has been open 10 times since it was built in 1927. It is our main source of flood prevention as it has no man made structures in it.
There is also talk they may have to open another spillway north of Baton Rouge if the river continues to rise and gets to 1.5 million cu ft/sec. This spillway has only been open twice. They use it as a last resort because it will flood 4 homes and about 100 hunting camps. It will also flood many acres of farm land. This floodway will divert 600,000 cu ft/sec
While we usually deal with this in spring with snow melt water making its way down river this is the earliest in the year we have ever had this much water.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has said they will most likely start opening a spillway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge this weekend as the Mississippi river reaches flood stage and has a flow of 1.25 million cubic feet per second about twice its normal flow. This spillway will divert 250,000 cu ft/sec out of the river. This spillway has been open 10 times since it was built in 1927. It is our main source of flood prevention as it has no man made structures in it.
There is also talk they may have to open another spillway north of Baton Rouge if the river continues to rise and gets to 1.5 million cu ft/sec. This spillway has only been open twice. They use it as a last resort because it will flood 4 homes and about 100 hunting camps. It will also flood many acres of farm land. This floodway will divert 600,000 cu ft/sec
While we usually deal with this in spring with snow melt water making its way down river this is the earliest in the year we have ever had this much water.
