2019 Mississippi River

[zephyr]

Curiosity killed the cat😾😼😽😺😸😹😹

Not this one. Meow.

[cajun4life]

With the likely opening of the ORCS and Morgansa Spillway, is everyone out of the floodplain?

[angeleast]

With the likely opening of the ORCS and Morgansa Spillway, is everyone out of the floodplain?

where is the flood plan listed . I would imagine lower St. Martin and butte la rose area are in it

[HelmutVII]

https://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article...9-22dabc324fb5

[HelmutVII]

https://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article...9-22dabc324fb5

[Cajun90]

With the likely opening of the ORCS and Morgansa Spillway, is everyone out of the floodplain?

Last I heard the Corps said there are no expectations at this time open the Morganza.

[Cajun90]

Good read on the Morganza........

https://www.wunderground.com/blog/Je...ontrol-st.html

[cajun4life]

Last I heard the Corps said there are no expectations at this time open the Morganza.

While that is currently the plan, Tennessee and Arkansas are continuing to get hammered with rain and have severe flooding now. Also the Miss River has silted in an incredible 30’ between ORCS and BR since 2011.

I’d be shocked if they don’t open all flood control structures in some fashion.

[HelmutVII]

Mississippi River at Knox Landing

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/u...20,63160,00060

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/u...20,63160,00060


Mississippi River at Bonnet Carre

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/u...20,63160,00060

Gage heights at all three locations are on the same datum.

[HelmutVII]

While that is currently the plan, Tennessee and Arkansas are continuing to get hammered with rain and have severe flooding now. Also the Miss River has silted in an incredible 30’ between ORCS and BR since 2011.

I’d be shocked if they don’t open all flood control structures in some fashion.

While the silt is there, the general rule of thumb is that for every foot the water level rises a foot of the river bed is scoured and transported downstream. The Ohio river basin has had extreme rainfall this entire winter. This could be a repeat of 2011 or 1973. 1973 is when they almost lost the ORCS. They were throwing cars, railroad cars and BFR in the hole on the side of the structure to keep from losing it.