2019 Mississippi River

[ZoomZoom]

Yes sir it is. Drove thru Butte LaRose this weekend. Water along roadway in many spots between pontoon bridge and levee.

Pontoon bridge being closed down Sunday. No surprise based on what last weekend looked like.

[Oiler]

Looks like Morganza will be opened the first few days in June. Water is already high in the basin so it could be worse than in 2011. We shall see.

I know the spillway is a wonderful habitat for wildlife and that it is chock full of all kinds of it. Does the wildlife that lives there have time to escape the flood waters whenever the Morganza is opened?

[HelmutVII]

I know the spillway is a wonderful habitat for wildlife and that it is chock full of all kinds of it. Does the wildlife that lives there have time to escape the flood waters whenever the Morganza is opened?

Some do some don't. Snakes and gators are fine. Deer and other hoved animals not so much. I'm thinking they will open slowly and probably not all the gates so the wildlife should have time to adapt.

[locoguano]

Some do some don't. Snakes and gators are fine. Deer and other hoved animals not so much. I'm thinking they will open slowly and probably not all the gates so the wildlife should have time to adapt.

They will be opening one bay at a time for four days, then pick up the pace after. I imagine many animals will make higher ground in that time.

[HelmutVII]

The barge will be in a channel that connects to the main channel of the Achfalalaya. As the water in the Atchfalaya rises it would back up(back water flooding) into the connecting channel if the barge wouldn't be there to block it. A crude valve. As long as the top of the barge is above water they can refloat it by pumping the water out.

If it rains hard enough the area upstream of the barge may flood. If the barge is not put in the channel the area upstream WILL FLOOD.

I just found out they will be putting temporary pumps to pump rain water out in the case of heavy rains.

[Turbine]

Temporary pumps must require a barge of their own.

[basinbear]

They will be opening one bay at a time for four days, then pick up the pace after. I imagine many animals will make higher ground in that time.

If that's the timetable the majority of the wildlife should survive.....

[Ragin4U]

Butte La Rose boat landing

https://katc.com/news/around-acadian...lose-tomorrow/

[Ragin4U]

https://biggerpieforum.org/environme...afalaya-river/

[ManAboutTown]

https://biggerpieforum.org/environme...afalaya-river/

Man... That is Wild. Are we at the point of inevitability?

[CharlieK]

Man... That is Wild. Are we at the point of inevitability?

We basically have always been there. Just disagreement about how long.

[Ragin4U]

Man... That is Wild. Are we at the point of inevitability?

Sounds like it. I guess it depends on the time scale. Maybe Helmut has a better idea. Scary stuff, though.