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Mississippi River flood fight operations end

At the end of June in New Orleans, after 176 days, water levels along the Mississippi River dropped below 11′ at the Carrollton Gage prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to close out flood fight efforts.

The Corps activated phase I flood fight as a proactive measure on Jan. 9, 2020, when the Mississippi River rose above 11′. During this high-water event the river was above 15′ at the Carrollton gage for 93 days requiring phase II operations.

The levee patrols...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/mississippi-river-flood-fight-operations-end/

Corps closing spillway as Mississippi River water level falls

The Army Corps of Engineer’s Mississippi Valley Division (MVN) opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway on April 2. The MVN opened a total of 90 bays and has now closed 60 of them.

Designed to pass flood water from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain above New Orleans to prevent flooding below the floodway, the Bonnet Carre´ Spillway is a flood control structure on the Mississippi that extends from Mile 128.8 Above Head of Passes to Mile 127.3 Above Head of Passes.

The forecast flow with a...

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