Mississippi River Old River Control Structure

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Monument to the 1993 flood at Jones-Confluence Point State Park at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in St. Charles County, Missouri, 400 feet (120 m) above sea level. The water reached the top of the pole at 438.2 feet (133.6 m).

[Royal]

Not a lot of talk about current flood level and expected storms... is the season over in your area?

1993 record was set in August. I'm assuming river was already high to reach that 1993 record.

[Pigeon]

Weather say more rain in the Arkansas, Missouri and Miss flood areas.

We may get some here.

[Royal]

Weather say more rain in the Arkansas, Missouri and Miss flood areas.

We may get some here.

Read that it's not going to go up the highest flood crest this year, and the river will continue dropping.


Think the material issue is how much sediment is produced down stream because of the floods. Sediment deposits are high because it's picking up all the loose dirt during the flood stage.
This has implications for the rains in the next seasons.

[Pigeon]

The sediment buildup has always been an unknown to some extent.

[Royal]

Does the Army Core of Engineers have an enima solution for the sediment?

[Pigeon]

All that can be done is dredge it out.

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New Orleans’ Achilles Heel: A Hurricane Storm Surge During a Mississippi River Flood?

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