Bonnet Carre Spillway, LA to Close
This article is reprinted from the USDA's May 8 Grain Transportation Report.
On April 30, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway, located about 28 miles north of New Orleans.
The seldom-used spillway diverts water away from New Orleans, relieving pressure on local levees, lowering river stages, and reducing the velocity of the river current.
Based on current forecasts, the Corps expects to have the Spillway completely closed by mid-May.
After several weeks of heavy rain, the spillway was opened on April 11, to protect the city of New Orleans from flooding.
This spillway was first opened during the flood of 1937, and has been opened seven times since to lower river stages at New Orleans.
It has not been used since 1997.
For more information, call Surajudeen (Deen) Olowolayemo, USDA, at 202-690-1328.
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