could you please sum up that you mean by the "river lock" being open...is that the lock on the canal that meets the MS river? if so do you know or can you link info about how the process works and what levels both are at? ..the good thing about the lower MS river is that it takes a TON of run over many days to flood and river levels no are really low becuase of drought
The river usually stands at 14 feet above sea level, while Lake P usually stands at 1 foot above sea level. To move a ship from one to the other you need a lock, a box with doors on both ends. Ship sails in, doors close, water is pumped in or out to match levels with the far side, the door opens, and the ship sails out. One of the locks between the river and Lake P is broken, per anecdotal live news reports and per the NO Times Picayune, with the doors in the open position. Trying to find out which one.