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New maps of Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River estimated flooding released by Corps

ByEye Monday, May 16, 2011Friday, March 4, 2022

The Army Corps of Engineers has updated their inundation estimates for the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River basin based upon opening the Morganza Floodway at 25 percent of capacity. The corps has also released a map showing the estimated times it will take…

Morganza Floodway opens – inundating 11 000 buildings and 22 500 people in bid to save New Orleans

ByChillymanjaro Sunday, May 15, 2011Friday, March 4, 2022

In a historic action designed to minimize the risk of catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun opening the Morganza Floodway to divert water from the rain-swollen Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya basin. The…

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