2019 Mississippi River

[CajunJeaux]

Not for opening the few bays of Morganza.

Good to hear...thanks!

[CajunEXPRESS]

We’ve had the morgaza 100% open in the past I believe. I surely recall driving over a totally flooded Basin on the I-10.

[Cajun90]

We've had the morgaza 100% open in the past I believe. I surely recall driving over a totally flooded Basin on the I-10.

No where close. 42 gates opened the first time and 11 gates opened in 2011. There are a total of 125 gates.

[mahtoo]

No where close. 42 gates opened the first time and 11 gates opened in 2011. There are a total of 125 gates.

17 gates were opened in 2011. You are correct in that no where close to all gates ever being opened.

[Duggie35]

Abbeville probably ok, Vermilion River, probably ok, New Orleans will be left with no fresh water supply as the Gulf of Mexico will back up into the evacuated channel of what would then be the new old river. The high salt levels of the water will kill most of the vegetation in the area and coastal erosion will accelerate. The oyster fishermen will be happy. The problem would be the only people to sell the oysters to would be on the north shore and Mississippi. New Orleans would be even more unlivable than it is now which would result in a mass migration of people out of the area because of lack of fresh water. Baton Rouge would have a similar problem in that they are already having to fight salt water intrusion due to the high pumping rates of water out of the Baton Rouge aquifer. We will still have LSU A&M football on Saturday nights to look forward to HA HA.

So, if New Orleans and Baton Rouge don't have good drinking water, I guess Lafayette could become the new Louisiana State Capital and UL could then, once again, officially become The University of Louisiana (a name originally granted and then stolen in the 1980's).

There is always something good that can come out of every tragedy!!! LOL!

[Cajun90]

So, if New Orleans and Baton Rouge don't have good drinking water, I guess Lafayette could become the new Louisiana State Capital and UL could then, once again, officially become The University of Louisiana (a name originally granted and then stolen in the 1980's).

There is always something good that can come out of every tragedy!!! LOL!

Yeah that isn't exactly how its gonna work. Instead we will all be paying massive taxes in order to build the desalination plants that will be needed.

[LouisianaB]

Am I correct in saying that, should something ever happen to the OCRS (it fails, or otherwise breaks), this would automatically change the course?

[Cajun90]

Am I correct in saying that, should something ever happen to the OCRS (it fails, or otherwise breaks), this would automatically change the course?

A total failure of the control structures would indeed change the course. There are other controls in place along with the ORCS. The current Mississippi River would become nothing more than a Bayou that would unnavigable without major dredging operations.

[LouisianaB]

A total failure of the control structures would indeed change the course. There are other controls in place along with the ORCS. The current Mississippi River would become nothing more than a Bayou that would unnavigable without major dredging operations.

we should probably beef up security around there...

[Cajun90]

we should probably beef up security around there...

LOL... yeah but there are easier targets. It would be extremely difficult for someone to destroy the various structures.... mother nature on the other hand might not have as difficult a time.

The complete controls structure there consist of the main Old River Control Structure, Auxiliary Old River Control Structure, Power Plant, and the Spillway. They wouldn't all have to fail in order for the river to change course but the point is that there is more to the system than just a single failure point. Thank goodness.

[LouisianaB]

Are there any books on this?

[Cajun90]

Are there any books on this?

Multiple books on it. See links below for recent web series that is very good and has reference to some of the source material.

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Am...trol-Structure

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Es...Structure-Risk

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/If...-Global-Impact

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Mi...en=cat6-widget