2011 Mississippi River Spring Floods

[Turbine]

Wel fact is Kyle was right in his predictions but his formula for getting there is still unknown to the masses.

A lot was learned through the scare last Spring. ALot was learned by the experts as well. I suspect every flood is different -so many one time variables- we will always be learning how to predict and handle these situations.

I learned a lot in this thread, thanks for all the links.

[Rebel02]

Don't blame me. I didn't drag this thing back out the grave.

Do you honestly believe that everything that you say is 100% correct? This thread died in July 2011 and YOU brought it back from the grave.

[Boomer]

I didn't/don't know my ___ from a hole in the ground about the entire deal but I loved the thoughts, research,and mostly the ongoing drama as the water flowed South----I'll say it again---Lots of smarts on this board!!!!

[CajunFan3406]

Not a problem. I charge $150/ Hour. make it happen.

I told you to do it. Got your PE?

I'll take your non-response as a no.

[CharlieK]

I'll take your non-response as a no.

He had his PE....pontificator extordinaire...

Not sure if you can get $150 an hour for that though....

[Bandwagon King]

I'll take your non-response as a no.

I spend most of my working life straightening up engineering snafus. I think it's great that some universities have wonderful engineering programs, but I've met, worked for, & gone behind & straightened out a miriad of screw ups made by guys who had ehough sheepskins to cover a wall form some of th emost prestigious schools in America. Now, to straighten everyone up, I didn't post anything else on this thread. One of the moderators took it upon themselves to do it. However, with all the smart ellic commentary, I still see no one who made such great efforts to belittle my thoughts & predictions with enough nut hair to come forward & say they were right, but at the same time they can't come forward & say I was wrong in my prognosis, because this record proves my prognoisis correct. Now I'm done with this.

[CharlieK]

I spend most of my working life straightening up engineering snafus. I think it's great that some universities have wonderful engineering programs, but I've met, worked for, & gone behind & straightened out a miriad of screw ups made by guys who had ehough sheepskins to cover a wall form some of th emost prestigious schools in America. Now, to straighten everyone up, I didn't post anything else on this thread. One of the moderators took it upon themselves to do it. However, with all the smart ellic commentary, I still see no one who made such great efforts to belittle my thoughts & predictions with enough nut hair to come forward & say they were right, but at the same time they can't come forward & say I was wrong in my prognosis, because this record proves my prognoisis correct. Now I'm done with this.

Your predictions on the stage levels were primarily correct (not really what the disputes were about). The reasons it all happened was where you were cosistantly wrong, and this is what everyone was pointing out. Your statements about the control structure were patently wrong, and this was another aspect you were challenged on.

If you had simply said I think the river will do such and such based on the stage levels and your gut instinct, you would have been fine. Everybody is entitled to an OPINION. But I guess some insecurity forced you to have to pretend you knew it all.....and when you were PROVEN wrong you kept harping that your river stage guesses were right so the rest of what you said must be right. I mean as recently as yesterday you stated during the flood the Corps let the river change course. I mean that statement is so ludicrous that it hurts my brain. Once the river changes course, there ain't no brining it back. The corps increased the amount siphoned off the Mississippi and shunted to the Atchafalya, but in no way shape or form did they allow it to change course. Again, if you had just stuck to the fact your stage guesses were right, you would have come out smelling like a rose.

As I said, you missed the point then and you continue to miss it.

No run along and go fix some idiot engineers snafu. We all know if they would just ask you first everything would be perfect.

[LsuULfan]

Question for any of you Corps guys or anyone else-Have noticed when getting near the end of the I-10 Basin Bridge westbound that there appears to be some dredging being done north of I-10-like near the old railroad or the power lines. Anyone know what's going on?

[Bandwagon King]

Your predictions on the stage levels were primarily correct (not really what the disputes were about). The reasons it all happened was where you were cosistantly wrong, and this is what everyone was pointing out. Your statements about the control structure were patently wrong, and this was another aspect you were challenged on.

If you had simply said I think the river will do such and such based on the stage levels and your gut instinct, you would have been fine. Everybody is entitled to an OPINION. But I guess some insecurity forced you to have to pretend you knew it all.....and when you were PROVEN wrong you kept harping that your river stage guesses were right so the rest of what you said must be right. I mean as recently as yesterday you stated during the flood the Corps let the river change course. I mean that statement is so ludicrous that it hurts my brain. Once the river changes course, there ain't no brining it back. The corps increased the amount siphoned off the Mississippi and shunted to the Atchafalya, but in no way shape or form did they allow it to change course. Again, if you had just stuck to the fact your stage guesses were right, you would have come out smelling like a rose.

As I said, you missed the point then and you continue to miss it.

No run along and go fix some idiot engineers snafu. We all know if they would just ask you first everything would be perfect.

Charlie I don't know who you are or what your qualications are supposed to be, but don't go opining about something you certainly don't know a damn bit more about than I. I didn't intend to post again on the subject & hate to have to call you out, but your ignorance is showing for anyone who wishes to check the facts. The fact that the "blessed flow rates", which were at the heart of every bit of the debate which occured for weeks, were allowed to go higher in the lower Atchafalaya & the Wax Lake outlet, than they were in the lower Mississippi, is self evident that the river was in effect allowed, or rather forced to change its course at the highest flow rate the lower river system has ever flowed at. This is exactly what occured. I'm sorry that no world wide recognized scientist pointed this out to you & therefore you can't grasp it for yourself, but that is exactly what happened.

So for you or any other person to NOW claim something can or will happen that has already been proven false by history, is ludicrous & shows you don't know your ___ from a hole in the ground unless someone else is spoon feeding you your info. That's ok though. One of the research scientists on the river project will print it up in a study book in two or three years & then you can accept that as fact, Even though it has already been established as fact & you're a little slow to realize it.

Edit: Furthermore, if you understood what was made to occur, & what the outcome was, then you would understand why the Corps made so many warnings which in hindsight, now look like governmental balogna used to oversell & take advantage of everyone's fears. It just so happens that the Corps severely underestimated the Wax Outlet's & Atchafalaya's ability to dump water as fast as it was able too. If you had spent nearly as much time studying these things intead of belittling me you wouldn't have just stuck you foot in your mouth. Now figure another way to try to humiliate me or challenge the findings until they are proven by "recognized experts".

[CajunRed]

Question for any of you Corps guys or anyone else-Have noticed when getting near the end of the I-10 Basin Bridge westbound that there appears to be some dredging being done north of I-10-like near the old railroad or the power lines. Anyone know what's going on?

I am fairly certain that is simply due to silt buildup...and an effort to deepen that canal for barges.