by Wilma SubraMay 30, 2011for the Louisiana Environmental Action Network and the Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER
As a result of the Mississippi River flood of 2011, the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City crested on May 30, 2011. The Atchafalaya River flood waters were a result of Mississippi River floodwaters being diverted into the Atchafalaya River at the Old River Control Complex north east of Simmesport, Louisiana and into the Atchafalaya Basin by the Morganza Spillway east of Melville, Louisiana.… 
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Atchafalaya River Cresting in Morgan City and Backwater Flooding Impacts
by Wilma SubraMay 30, 2011for the Louisiana Environmental Action Network and the Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER
As a result of the Mississippi River flood of 2011, the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City crested on May 30, 2011. The Atchafalaya River flood waters were a result of Mississippi River floodwaters being diverted into the Atchafalaya River at the Old River Control Complex north east of Simmesport, Louisiana and into the Atchafalaya Basin by the Morganza Spillway east of Melville, Louisiana.… Morganza Spillway/Floodway and Old River Control Structure
Diverting Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya River and Atchafalaya Basin
Update and Ground Patrol for Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
by Wilma Subra May 20, 2011
Morganza Spillway Structure
The Morganza Spillway east of Melville, Louisiana, was opened on May 14, 2011, to divert Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya Basin.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Atchafalaya Basin, Diverting Mississippi River, Low Sill Structure, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, National Guard
154 Environmental, Fishing, Chemical Reform, and Community Groups Demand Public Health Attention in the Wake of the BP Oil Disaster
A diverse coalition of 154 groups, including Waterkeeper Alliance, United Houma Nation, Association of Family Fishermen and 69 different Waterkeepers organizations, representing hundreds of thousands of community members around the country, Mexico and China, sent a letter to EPA Administrator Jackson and HHS Secretary Sebelius demanding action on the growing public health crisis on the Gulf Coast.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: BP, Full Gulf Coast, Louisiana, oil disaster, public health crisis, Wilma Subra
Mississippi River Flood of 2011 – Bonnet Carré Spillway
Update and Ground Patrol for Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
by Wilma Subra, Paul Orr and Michael Orr May 20, 2011
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is located on the Mississippi River 28 miles above New Orleans, adjacent to the community of Norco.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bonnet Carr Spillway, Lake Pontchartrain, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mississippi River Flood, New Orleans
Mississippi River Flood of 2011 – Atchafalaya River, Basin and Backwater Areas
Update and Ground Patrol for Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper
by Wilma Subra May 15, 2011
Atchafalaya River
The Atchafalaya River receives 30% of the flow from the Mississippi River via the Old River Control Complex northeast of Simmesport, Louisiana.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Atchafalaya River, Backwater Areas, Mississippi River Flood, Morgan City Berwick, Morganza Spillway
Mississippi River Flood of 2011 – Timeline and Links
Flooded roads near St. Francisville, LA.
On Monday May 9, 2011 Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper went on a patrol of the Mississippi River in light of the rising flood waters. We drove the river areas in East Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana and Point Coupee Parishes and conducted an on-the-water patrol from the New Roads Ferry Landing to Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge and back.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bonne Carre Spillway, General Information, Landry Parish President, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mississippi River Flood
Mississippi River Flood of 2011
On Monday May 9, 2011 Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper went on a patrol of the Mississippi River in light of the rising flood waters. We drove the river areas in East Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana and Point Coupee Parishes and conducted an on-the-water patrol from the New Roads Ferry Landing to Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge and back.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bonne Carre Spillway, DOTD, General Information, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mississippi River Flood
Historic Flooding on the Mississippi River
As if we have not had enough disasters and catastrophes lately we are now experiencing flooding of historic proportions in the Mississippi River Basin. NOAA released new projection on Monday May 2, 2011 that predicts that the Mississippi River flood levels will exceed the levels during the Great Flood of 1927; reaching a projected highest level ever recorded in Vicksburg MS.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Bonnet Carre Spillway, Great Flood, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Mississippi River Basin, Quapaw Canoe Company
