The predicted flow rate of the Mississippi River is just below the threshold for a partial opening of the Bonnet Carré ...

opens when the river flow rate hits 1.25 million cubic feet per second, which usually corresponds to around 17 feet on the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans, or around 17 feet above sea level.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans ... actually the rate of flow, not so much the ...