The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South Mississippi plead for alternative measures. Right now, the projected rising levels on the ...

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but there's nothing quite like Traeth Porthdinllaen in Gwynedd. This long, sweeping sandy bay sheltered in the lee of Carreg Ddu headland in the northern part of Pen Llyn has been here for many ...

NORCO, La. — Opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway is not an easy process. Crews must lift up to 7,000 wooden beams, each 8 by 12 feet, to let water flow through the concrete structure. On Monday ...

NORCO, La. (WGNO) — As the Mississippi River continues to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. The test was designed to familiarize ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco as the Mississippi River approaches levels that could trigger a full operation ...

A spillway opening is triggered when the river flow reaches 1.25 million cubic feet per second, which tends to translate to around 17 feet on the Carrollton gauge. Current projections show the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ran a test opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday morning following weeks of rising Mississippi River waters that could prompt the floodway to be used for the ...