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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Airwolf on June 05, 2011, 02:14:27 PM
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Missouri River Levee Breaches Near Hamburg
Residents Nearby Urged To Evacuate By Monday
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A levee holding-back the Missouri River west of Hamburg, gave way Sunday morning, forcing the evacuation of all Army Corps of Engineer employees and other personnel working nearby, and prompting a call for residents in and near Hamburg and Fremont County to leave by Monday afternoon.
The Army Corps of Engineers as Missouri River levee L-575 in Atchison County, Mo., about two miles from the Iowa/Missouri border. It is operated and maintained by private contractors, and it was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Crews worked Saturday near the site to repair another breach.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43286302/ns/local_news-omaha_ne/
I will be starting work tomorrow with the State of Iowa to help out my local County prepare for when this starts going Tango Uniform by Tuesday when the flow from the Gavin's Point Dam release will top out at 150,000 cubic feet per second. Then the added water flow from the Platte River is expected to push that up to as much as 240,00 CFP. I'll be acting as a go between for the National Guard and the county to help the State make decisions on how to best make use of their national Guard resources. This flooding could be going on till August or later depending on the rain fall and the amount of Snowpack still to melt back west in the Rockies.
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All the best in your attempts to protect property and lives. Lots of folks along the Missouri are in danger and have lost much. And the Yellowstone and many other smaller rivers.
I can gaurantee the snow pack in my part of the Rockies has barely begun to melt.
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That's what I have heard, so far there hasn't been any major problems yet. The total release of over 150.000 was pushed back till the 14Th of June. right now its at 130,000 CFS. Its like having 130,000 basketballs every second being shot out of the damn.
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Well while you're waiting, the town of Roundup, MT looks like it could use any and all help. :)
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_cd1e1a7a-62d4-5a7e-9a95-bde43acfdc94.html
Do our less populated areas even make the news? Not that we really want attention, or need bunches of help. Just wondering.
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Wow Airwolf. Sounds like you have your hands full.
And no, Longview, it seems our less populated don't make the news much at all these days. And that is unfortunate.
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I'm not sure if its the media or what but the population of Hamburg is just under 2,000 while our town of over 5,000 has barely gotten half the media attention.They are 60 miles to the South of us here . Still once that water starts becoming a real danger we will all be equal, press coverage or not.
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We're better off without the attention, I'm certain. Doesn't matter, really. Those of us who aren't flooded will take care of our neighbors who are. It's better that way.
I hope the flooding on down the Missouri is less than anticipated.