Mississippi River 2018

[Boomer]

😂 I had the exact same thought. Nice baiting job by cajunjeaux

....and now LCA is winning!

[HelmutVII]

This is another useful site to get information on all basins in Louisiana

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/current/?type=flow

[billbeck451]

there goes our spring fishing and oyster beds again, thanks Louisiana

[mahtoo]

https://forecast.weather.gov/product...n=1&glossary=0

I pay attention to the last 7 columns in the second set of predictions.....Vicksburg Miss to NO.
30 day prediction site for Mississippi

[mahtoo]

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydro...,1,1,1,1,1,1,1

7 day prediction site for Atchafalaya at Butte La Rose

[CharlieK]

http://www.katc.com/story/37659762/c...carre-spillway

[HelmutVII]

1.5 million cfs at the spillway is the magic number which is the current flow rate at Vicksburg Mississippi.

http://www.nola.com/environment/inde...onnet_car.html

Old river hydropower plant is sucking out 253000 cfs.

[HelmutVII]

Summary of Revised Standing instructions to operate the Morganza Spillway. I think these were adopted in 2014.


http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portal...ifiedFINAL.pdf

Basically they open the spillway when the downstream flow rate is 1.5 million CFS AND the elevation of the water on the River side of the structure is 57.0 feet NAVD88.

[CharlieK]

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydro...=VCKM6&wfo=jan

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydr...lix&gage=rrll1

[HelmutVII]

A portion of the Bonnet Carre spillway opened today.

http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/lo.../289-526852371