Mississippi to near 17-foot flood stage in New Orleans next week, but no plan to open spillway

in swampy •  5 years ago 

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"Based on today's forecast, we are not seeing reaching the trigger to operate Bonnet Carre," said Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett Jr.

Interesting article about the high Mississippi River water level and what might be done about it. Finally some news that makes sense. I've been beating the table about more fresh water diversion up and down the River for a long time, and now it looks like others are saying the same thing. Right now we push the high water into the Lake where people don't want it, we should be moving it through the marshes where its sediment rich water is badly needed.

Read the full story here...
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_f47c0f4c-58c6-11ea-8872-931008233cf9.html

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