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To: LenS
Well, the upper Missouri valley has been in a drought situation for a while now. So the biggest feeder into the Mississippi is way down at the moment.

the Ohio's pretty strong, especially with the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers flowing high at the west end. Lots of rain came up through western Tennessee, Kentucky, and up into Ohio before it worked its way out of the Mississippi watershed. That'll work its way down to NOLA soon enough. Hopkinsville, KY was flooded this morning, after having endured rain for the last couple of days from a stalled cold front that was being drawn together with Katrina.

I can't say that it's a huge total amount of water, but the Mississippi will flow a bit above average for a couple of days, IMHO.

2,075 posted on 08/30/2005 6:38:20 PM PDT by meyer (Eastern Tennessee)
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To: meyer

Actually the Ohio has more flow than the Mississippi does at Cairo, IL, which is south of the Missouri/Mississippi Confluence. Just an FYI.


2,122 posted on 08/30/2005 6:45:43 PM PDT by Tuxedo (This space for rent.)
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To: meyer

The Ohio is pretty low, It will taker a lot of water to fill it up.


2,272 posted on 08/30/2005 7:04:16 PM PDT by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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