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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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.…
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