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Tulane Studies Additional Diversions To Reduce Bonnet Carré Flows

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Tulane Studies Additional Diversions To Reduce Bonnet Carré Flows

July 7, 2020

The Bonnet Carré Spillway, the southernmost flood control structure on the Mississippi River, is designed to divert up to 250,000 cubic feet per second (cfs.) of river water northward to… Read More

Corps To Begin Opening Bonnet Carré Spillway February 27 Col Michael Clancy

Corps To Begin Opening Bonnet Carré Spillway February 27

February 26, 2019

The New Orleans Engineer District will begin opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway at 10 a.m. on February 27, to divert a portion of the Lower Mississippi River’s flow into Lake… Read More