Corps of Engineers Deactivates Phase II Flood Fight
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release:
Water levels along the Mississippi River have dropped prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to move from phase II to phase I flood fight procedures.
This flood fight began Jan. 9 when the Mississippi River rose above 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage, and on Feb. 21, phase II was initiated when the river exceeded 15 feet at the gage. Current forecasts indicate . . .
Water levels along the Mississippi River have dropped prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to move from phase II to phase I flood fight procedures.
This flood fight began Jan. 9 when the Mississippi River rose above 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage, and on Feb. 21, phase II was initiated when the river exceeded 15 feet at the gage. Current forecasts indicate . . .