If the Morganza Floodway is not opened to funnel 300,000 cubic feet per second of water from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya River basin, the additional water could cause levees to fail ...
As Morganza Spillway workers move a crane down to an open gate to close it in 2011, right, river carp, left, jump through the turbulent water coming through the structure. Now that the worst of the ...
Above: Workers intentionally sink a barge in Bayou Chene, Louisiana in May 2011, in order to block backwater flooding triggered by the opening of the Morganza Spillway. Image credit: USACE. After the ...
Federal officials warned people living in the Atchafalaya Basin Thursday that rising Mississippi River waters may force them to open the Morganza Spillway to protect levees downriver in the Baton ...
MORGAN CITY, La. Gov. BobbyJindal said he expects the Morganza spillway to open sometime Saturday in an effort to reduce the flow rate and river levels. Jindal announced the decision to open the ...
The Army Corps of Engineers has released a new map detailing which parts of Louisiana will likely flood should the Morganza Spillway be opened. The maps show the number of feet of flood water expected ...
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