2011 Mississippi River Spring Floods

[Chop]

Whats the deal?
Kyle leaves this thread and it dies?

Lets read some charts fellas.

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due to anticipated flooding." Even stubborn Cajuns took seriously the Army Corps of Engineers' warnings of water up to the ceilings. Upstream from Whiskey River, Tucker Friedman hauled the contents of his Atchafalaya Landing store -- groceries, coolers ...

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[CajunRed]

I went ride to Tucker's place yesterday (Saturday) and then picked up a seafood platter to go from McGee's. I know it wasn't much, but I wanted to show support for these business owners who work so hard to support our Cajun culture.

My gut feel is that the high mark in Henderson Lake will be about 22 feet...which is about 2 feet above what it is right now. I've been landing my various bass fishing boats at these landings since 1968...and I hope they make it thru this.

igeaux.mobi

[CajunRed]

Lake Fausse Point was reopened on Friday. And the Butte La Rose road off of I-10 along the levee is also opened all the way thru Butte La Rose...then turning towards the pontoon bridge. It is then closed at the park, which is halfway to the bridge. There is water over the road there, so it will stay closed for a while yet.

igeaux.mobi

[Turbine]

Were the pumps turned on for the Vermilion River, or is all the water coming up from the Gulf?

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So, it's been six events in a six-year period. How are we coping with it? It's part of who we are. What I've always said is that us Cajuns are a bunch of MacGyvers. We can take a paper clip and a rubber band and fix anything with it and make anything work.

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[HelmutVII]

_ Were the pumps turned on for the Vermilion River, or is all the water coming up from the Gulf? _

It looks like they are pumping Teche Vermilion fresh water diversion like crazy. I'm thinking the Keystone locks between St. Martinville and New Iberia are not bypassing as much as they normally do because the Bayou Teche in St. Martinville is very high. Last I checked there is a 7.5 foot difference in elevation across the Keystone locks but I don't know if that is normal.

The pumps are 1.75 miles north of Krotz Springs on the Atchafalaya river. There is a canal that goes directly west to the Bayou Courtableau and which then flows to the Teche at Port Barre. The Teche and Vermilion are connected by the Ruth Canal between Breaux Bridge and Parks. The canal flows east just north of Lake Martin and connects to the Vermilion River just upstream of the Lake Martin Highway.

With is being as dry as it has been the Vermilion would be very low right now. It appears to be bank full.

[HelmutVII]

_ Lake Fausse Point was reopened on Friday. And the Butte La Rose road off of I-10 along the levee is also opened all the way thru Butte La Rose...then turning towards the pontoon bridge. It is then closed at the park, which is halfway to the bridge. There is water over the road there, so it will stay closed for a while yet.

igeaux.mobi _

Looks like you are looking for a place to fish.

[CajunRed]

Looks like you are looking for a place to fish.

Ha...I'm always looking for fishing spots. Growing up, I often fished on the river and out of Bayou Benoit...but for the last 15 years, I have fished Henderson Lake exclusively (outside of making a trip to Toledo Bend once or so a year).

igeaux.mobi

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Wildlife, such as deer and the threatened Louisiana black bear, could take a hit ... director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette. “Floods, in general, are very beneficial to wetlands on the coast.”

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[CajunRed]

At 3:55 on Sunday afternoon, the water level in Henderson Lake has dropped to 19.99 feet. First time below 20...and dropping at the rate of .10 feet per day.

The residents and business owners of Henderon Lake and Butte La Rose have dodged a HUGE bullet.

igeaux.mobi

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Robert Twilley, vice president for research at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a state wetlands expert, said major outlets should be placed along the river system at locations like Davis Pond in Barataria Bay and along the Gulf Intracoastal ...

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