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Corps doesn't expect to open Bonnet Carré Spillway based on new river level forecasts
The predicted flow rate of the Mississippi River is just below the threshold for a partial opening of the Bonnet Carré ...
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Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works.
It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in ...
Will the Bonnet Carré Spillway be opening? The news is good for MS Coast
At least one Mississippi official believes the Army Corps is being more cautious with spillway openings because of past ...
Coast fishermen relieved after USACE deems Bonnet Carré Spillway opening unnecessary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River has to rise to 1.25 million cubic feet per second for the Bonnet ...
River crests arriving earlier and lower than expected, easing pressure on Bonnet Carre Spillway operations
The Mississippi River is cresting earlier and slightly lower than expected, with no immediate plans to open the Bonnet Carré ...
Bonnet Carre Spillway saves New Orleans, punishes everyone and everything else
The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...
Army Corps of Engineers: No need to open Bonnet Carré Spillway with current river flow
Just last week, the Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the spillway in Norco, about 33 miles upriver from ...
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Mississippi opens financial relief to oyster and shrimp harvesters for Bonnet Carré Spillway disaster
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been distributing its funding via the Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway ...
Army Corps conducts test opening of Bonnet Carre Spillway as Mississippi River continues to rise
Opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway is not an easy process. Crews must lift up to 7,000 wooden beams, each 8 by 12 feet, to let ...
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Mississippi River levels hit seasonal peak in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday, confirming forecasts of ...
WWNO12d
Mississippi River forecast to crest in New Orleans, Baton Rouge this weekend
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...
The Advocate9d
Century-old Bonnet Carre Spillway protects New Orleans, but at a cost. Here's how it works.
The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans' levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...