USACOE has started to close the Bonnet Carre Spillway this morning. The river is on a steady slow decline. This is the first time the River has been this high for so long. It is July 22 and the river has been at flood stage since the beginning of the year. It will be interesting to see how the levees look after the water recedes.
Here is an article from Don Shoopman of the Daily Iberian.
He talks about the affect Barry had on Vermilion Bay.
https://www.iberianet.com/sports/out...fc5569b2a.html
JUST NOW: For the first time since January 5 (212 Days) the Mississippi River gauge at #BatonRouge is below flood stage. #LaWX pic.twitter.com/rgfubGqgEV
— Josh Eachus (@DrJoshWX) August 4, 2019
The long duration historic flooding of the Mississippi River has come to an end for the Baton Rouge area! The river reading at BTRL1 has reported a flood stage above 35 feet for a record 211 days! Good news: Forecast calls for continued falls through mid-August! #lawx #flooding pic.twitter.com/LKkyrozR8I
— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) August 4, 2019
They need to inspect the levees and repair ASAP. The next flood season is not far away.
They could make the vermilion river a mile deep. It won't help. They need to make it wider at the top. As Carl Sagan said "the laws of physics are universal and they can not be broken.".
Most of the area south and east of Youngsville drains to the Parc Perdu. Nobody taking about that.
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