Bonnet Carre Spillway Opens 2011 Louisiana
by Lizi Beard-Ward
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Bonnet Carre Spillway Opens 2011 Louisiana
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Lizi Beard-Ward
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Photograph - Digital
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Bonnet Carre Spillway on the Mississippi River was opened for the first time in many many years due to massive flood potential which could have flooded New Orleans and the surrounding areas. The Morganza Spillway upstream at the Atchafalaya Basin was also flooded to prevent levee over topping. This produced a huge flood in the basin itself but not as dire as expected. Drought dry grounds soaked the waters up so that many areas were spared what could have been a disastrous flood. But the flood potential would have been far great had the two spillways not been opened not to mention having to rebuild levees.
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August 23rd, 2013
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