2019 Mississippi River

[HelmutVII]

Go to the link below to see the Oroville dam spillway in action. They haven't opened it all the way. They are only going to release about 30,000 CFS right now. It's capacity is 100,000 cfs. As a comparison, the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge is passing 1.3 Million CFS.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/live/lakeorovillesra_spillway


The video may not come up right away as there are lots of people wanting to see this and they will cut you off after a little while.

correction. they are releasing 8300 cfm right now. web cam is on line 7:00 am to 8:00 p.m pacific time. This is an excellent real life illustration of Bernoulli's theorem. the spillway is 3000 feet long, 300 feet wide and a drop of a little over 600 feet. They estimate that at full flow of 100,000 cfs well over 1,000,000 horsepower could be generated at its base.

[CajunNation]

correction. they are releasing 8300 cfm right now. web cam is on line 7:00 am to 8:00 p.m pacific time. This is an excellent real life illustration of Bernoulli's theorem. the spillway is 3000 feet long, 300 feet wide and a drop of a little over 600 feet. They estimate that at full flow of 100,000 cfs well over 1,000,000 horsepower could be generated at its base.

The power of water is truly unbelievable.

I could spend hours on Youtube watching all of the videos of the 2011 Japan Tsunami. They did a good job of editing out deaths, but to watch water completely destroy a city in minutes is mesmerizing.

[HelmutVII]

Just try to put your thumb on the end a hose with 60 psi on it to stop the flow. 600 feet corresponds to about 260 psi. The little dutch boy wouldn't stand a chance.

[Boomer]

Just try to put your thumb on the end a hose with 60 psi on it to stop the flow. 600 feet corresponds to about 260 psi. The little dutch boy wouldn't stand a chance.

Pretty potent rain today in Abbeville!

[Turbine]

Pretty potent rain today in Abbeville!

Telephone poles fell on Hwy 14 Bypass by Erath.

[Boomer]

Telephone poles fell on Hwy 14 Bypass by Erath.

........So what is the latest? Still raining here and to the North.....are we past the problems??? Thanks and where is BWK when we need him?

[HelmutVII]

The Mississippi River is still at flood stage at every reporting point on the river. The water levels are receding at the lower reaches but there is still snow melt and normal rains to contend with. There are roads flooded in some portions of St. Martin Parish and they anticipate them to be flooded for some time now. They did a good thing by opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway when they did. I think it lowered the water levels in the river to accept future flows that might have caused a problem later on this spring. Bottom line there will be a threat of flood until late May or early June.

[Turbine]

What makes ya think they care about some creepy man. Don’t you know everything bad is some mans fault.

Old Man River ... He don't know nothin.

[HelmutVII]

Another storm to drop rain and snow in the upper Mississippi river valley.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weath...-week/70007919

[AstroCajun]

correction. they are releasing 8300 cfm right now. web cam is on line 7:00 am to 8:00 p.m pacific time. This is an excellent real life illustration of Bernoulli's theorem. the spillway is 3000 feet long, 300 feet wide and a drop of a little over 600 feet. They estimate that at full flow of 100,000 cfs well over 1,000,000 horsepower could be generated at its base.

I was told there would be no math.

[Turbine]

I was told there would be no math.

Meth. No meth.

[Ragin4U]

The Mississippi River is still at flood stage at every reporting point on the river. The water levels are receding at the lower reaches but there is still snow melt and normal rains to contend with. There are roads flooded in some portions of St. Martin Parish and they anticipate them to be flooded for some time now. They did a good thing by opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway when they did. I think it lowered the water levels in the river to accept future flows that might have caused a problem later on this spring. Bottom line there will be a threat of flood until late May or early June.

https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Media...carr-spillway/

[Ragin4U]

https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Media...carr-spillway/

https://lsu.edu/river/

[Duckster]

Just read Corps of Engineers will be considering reopening the Bonnie Carre spillway. Another high crest for NOLA is forecast for May 11th.

[BeauCajun]

Just read Corps of Engineers will be considering reopening the Bonnie Carre spillway. Another high crest for NOLA is forecast for May 11th.

That’ll be the first time it’s been opened twice in a spring flood.