National Waterways Conference Maj. Gen. John Peabody. P.E. President, Mississippi River Commission Commander, Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 20, 2012
World s 3 rd Largest Watershed 41% of U.S. drainage flows through the body of the nation 2
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Portland U.S. Ports: Vital to Trade and our National Economy Anacortes Seattle Tacoma Kalama IMTS is a distribution system for coastal ports Two Harbors Duluth/Superior Detroit Portland Boston Chicago Pittsburgh New York/NJ Toledo Lower Delaware Richmond Indiana Hbr Cleveland River (9 harbors) Oakland Nearly 12,000 miles 9 ft & over Cincinnati Baltimore Hampton Roads 196 lock sites / 241 chambers Huntington N St. Louis Los Angeles Million Moving over 600 million tons Memphis Tons Long Beach Carries 18% of Nation s inter-city Over 100 freight at a cost of 2/3 that of rail and Charleston 50-100 1/10 of truck Baton Rouge Savannah Lake Charles Pascagoula Jacksonville 25-50 Houston 10-25 Barbers Pt Texas City Mobile Honolulu Freeport Port Arthur Plaquemines Tampa Matagorda Beaumont New Orleans Valdez S. Louisiana Corpus Christi Port Everglades
1927 Flood = 16.8 million acres 2011 1927 2011 Flood = 6.35 million acres (38%) $112 billion damages prevented $7 billion in crop damages prevented 974,000 households protected 4.5 million people protected
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Mississippi River Low Water Mississippi River Cape Girardeau, MO Difference in River Elevation between 2011 & 2012 (as of Aug 24, 2012) 39 feet Cairo, IL 53 feet New Madrid, MO 48 feet Memphis, TN 59 feet Vicksburg, MS 57 feet Red River Landing, LA 50 feet New Orleans, LA 16 feet
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0 Memphis 28 Day NWS Forecast 9/12-10/9-2 -4 Memphis LWRP (-7.2') -6-8 Memphis 28-day No Rain Forecast -10-12 Post Reservoir Record Low -10.7' 7/10/1988-14
45K 20K Chester 68k Estimated 2012 Low Flow Minimums 1988 Minimum Flows 2012 Actual Low Flow to Date 113K 105K 120K 93K 136.5k 110K 0 3.5K 135K 169k 124K 126K ~150K 44K 38K 38K 46k 88K 111K 143k
MVD Dredge Status Dredge Name Type Status Location Est. Completion Date Next Assignment (Location) Estimated Completion Date GOETZ G (MVP) 20" Cutterhead Setting Up MVR, Maquoketa River 547UMR 20-Sep Island 241, 562 UMR 27-Sep LP C (MVS) Cutterhead Dredging Mel Price L&D Aux Lower 17-Sep UMR Mile 219 25-Sep POTTER G (MVS) Dustpan Dredging Mile 145 UMR 18-Sep MILE 115 UMR 21-Sep VENTURE H C (MVM) Cutterhead Dredging Caruthersville, MO 850 LMR 23-Sep Osceola, AR 785 LMR 9-Oct PONTCHARTRAIN H C (MVM) Cutterhead Dredging McKellar Lake, 725 LMR 10-Nov N/A HURLEY G (MVM) Dustpan Dredging Commerce, 696 LMR 22-Sep Randolph Bluff 770 LMR 30-Sep BUTCHER H C (MVK) Cutterhead Dredging Lake Providence Harbor LMR 483 21-Sep Madison Parish Port LMR 456.0 5-Oct INTEGRITY C (MVK) Cutterhead Dredging Upper approach Lock1 RedRiver 19-Sep Undetermined ** IOWA H C (MVK) Cutterhead Mobilizing Greenville Harbor LMR 537 begin 20 SEP 2012 20-Oct Vicksburg Harbor LMR 437 20-Nov JADWIN G (MVK) Dustpan Dredging Stack Island Lower 485.2 LMR 30-Sep Undetermined WALLACE McGEORGE C (MVM) 38" Dustpan Dredging Fort Adams, Mile 313.5 LMR 17-Sep Sardine Pt. 219 LMR 25-Sep ** WHEELER G (MVN) Hopper Shipyard Signal Shipyard, Mobile, AL 28-Feb TBD LEONARD J C (MVN) 24" Cutterhead Repairs Calcasieu River, Mile 11 30-Sep N/A N/A ALASKA C (MVN) 30" Cutterhead Dredging Atchafalaya River, Mile 155 15-Nov N/A N/A E STROUD C (MVN) 24" Cutterhead Dredging Baptiste Collette, Mile 7 24-Oct N/A N/A BORINQUEN C (MVN) 24" Cutterhead Dredging Baton Rouge Harbor 235 LMR 19-Sep Berwick Bay Atchafalaya 19-Nov MISSOURI H C (MVN) 27" Cutterhead Dredging Tiger Pass, Mi 11 25-Oct N/A N/A CR MCCASKILL C (MVN) 30" Cutterhead Dredging Head of Passes, Mile 0 LMR 1-FEB N/A N/A GD MORGAN C (MVN) 30" Cutterhead Dredging Old River Low Sill Structure 10-Oct Old River Aux. Structure, 6-Mar CALIFORNIA C (MVN) 30" Cutterhead Dredging Saltwater Barrier Sill, Mile 63.8 19-Sep N/A N/A 18 Dredges Working Today
Mississippi River Low Water Two cutterhead dredges are working to remove shoaled material from the shallow-draft harbors. Two dustpans dredges are working in the shallow-draft between Cairo and Baton Rouge. One dustpan dredge is working in the deep draft channel below Baton Rouge. Dredge Potter working hot spots along the open river.
MVD Channel Conditions MVD River Conditions on 17 September 2012, and 15 October 2012 Worst Case Scenario (no rain) Forecast Harbor Michaels Towhead River Mile Survey Date Controlling Depth Gage Reading Gage Location 28-day Depth 28-day Gage Last Dredged Remarks - Schedule 145.0 14-Sep-12 9.3 0.3 Chester # 8.7-0.3 Finish tomorrow Farmers Light 115.0 16-Sep-12 10.2 0.3 Chester 9.6-0.3 Potter's next assignment Teatable (MVS) Mel Price Lower Aux 69.0 2-Aug-12 # 12.0 7.0 Cape Girardeau # 10.4 5.4 Improve alignment 200.0 13-Jul-12 # 11.0 1.8 Mel Price TW # 10.9 1.7 OCT 10 Finish today Commerce 725.0 Stack Island Lower 13-Sep-12 12.7-8.8 Memphis # 9.8-10.5 SEP 08 Hurley dredging 486.8 19-Jul-12 # 14.7 1.6 Vicksburg # 13.3 0.2 Jadwin dredging Lake Providence 483.0 19-Jul-12 # 14.7 1.6 Vicksburg # 13.3 0.2 Fort Adams 313.5 20-Aug-12 # 14.6 17.9 Knox Landing # 13.6 16.9 Wallace McGeorge dredging
MVM Harbors Memphis District Harbor Conditions on 17 September 2012, and 15 Oct 2012 Worst Case Scenario (no rain) Forecast Harbor River Mile Survey Date Controlling Depth Gage Reading Gage Location 28-day Depth Elvis Stahr (Hickman) 921.0 22-Aug-12 9.5 7.5 Cairo 8.5 6.5 AUG 12 Northwest TN 899.0 4-Apr-12-1.6-4.6 New Madrid -2.7-5.7 New Madrid City 886.0 12-Jun-12 9.4-4.6 New Madrid 8.3-5.7 SEP 12 New Madrid County 885.0 4-Sep-12 9.4-4.6 New Madrid 8.3-5.7 SEP 12 Caruthersville 850.0 5-Sep-12 5.2-0.3 Caruthersville Est 8-1.6 Osceola 785.0 9-Aug-12 5.5-9.0 Osceola 4.2-10.3 Wolf River 736.0 3-May-12 6.2-8.8 Memphis 4.5-10.5 OCT 11 McKellar Lake 725.0 21-Aug-12 10.2-8.8 Memphis 8.5-10.5 JUL 12 Helena 663.0 2-May-12 3.3-2.3 Helena 1.3-4.3 Phillips Co. 652.0 1-May-12 0.4-2.3 Helena -1.6-4.3 28-day Gage Last Dredged Remarks - Schedule 22 July - 15 August Open 11-18 November Closed 3-8 September Open 26 Aug - 2 Sept Open 10-23 September Closed for dredging 26 Sept - 9 Oct Closed 12-17 October Light loading 12 Sept - 10 Nov Open Dredging 20-27 October Closed 29 Oct - 5 Nov Closed
MVK Harbors Vicksburg District Harbor Conditions on 17 SEP 2012, and 12 OCT 2012 Worst Case Scenario (no rain) Forecast Harbor River Mile Survey Date Controlling Depth Gage Read Gage Location 28-day Depth 28-day Gage Last Dredged Remarks - Schedule Claiborne County 405.0 30-Jun- 12 5.0 1.6 Vicksburg 3.5 0.2 2010 Harbor not currently active. Channel blocked Vicksburg 437.0 Yazoo Diversion Canal 437.0 Vicksburg Upper Harbor 437.0 11-Aug- 12 10.9 1.6 Vicksburg 9.5 0.2 2010 ETD: 6 OCT 11-Aug- 12 13.4 1.6 Vicksburg 12.0 0.2 2010 ETD: 6 OCT 11-Aug- 12 10.4 1.6 Vicksburg 9.0 0.2 2010 Madison Parish 457.0 30-Jul- 12 10.7 1.6 Vicksburg 9.3 0.2 2012 ETD: 24 Sep. 80 ft channel to Terral dock. Lake Providence 483.0 25-Jul- 12 10.4 1.6 Vicksburg 9.0 0.2 2012 Began dredging 10 Aug. Greenville 537.0 8-Aug-12 10.1 8.9 Greenville # 7.7 7.1 2010 ETD: 20 SEP Yellow Bend 553.0 Rosedale 583.0 13-Aug- 12 9.5-1.1 13-Aug- 12 9.5-1.1 Arkansas City # 8.0-2.9 2012 ETD: 3 Oct. 90 ft width. Arkansas City # 8.0-2.9 2012 ETD: 8 Nov.
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Dam Des Moines River Basin 11-Sep-12 Pool Elevation Feet Rock Island District Reservoirs 31-Aug-12 Pool Or Lake Elevation (Feet) Status Storage (Acre Ft) Discharge (CFS) Travel Time to Cairo Above Guide/Power Pool (Feet) Saylorville Lake 835.43 835.85 Falling 70,360 194 11 Days -0.5 Lake Red Rock 742.26 742.40 Steady 193,750 324 10 Days 0.3 Iowa River Basin Coralville 683.32 683.37 Steady 29,450 131 10 Days 0.4 Dam 11-Sep-12 Pool Elevation Feet St. Louis District Reservoirs 31-Aug-12 Pool Or Lake Elevation (Feet) Status Storage (Acre Ft) Discharge (CFS) Travel Time to Cairo Above Guide/Power Pool (Feet) Kaskaskia River Basin Lake Shelbyville 598.85 598.27 Steady 199,700 20 7 Days -0.6 Carlyle Lake 448.24 444.01 Rising 367,800 3100 6 Days 3.3 Big Muddy River Basin Rend Lake 405.20 405.41 Steady 188,600 40 5 Days 0.2 St. Francis River Basin Wappapello 360.40 359.34 Rising 810 0.7 Salt River Basin Mark Twain Lake 601.10 601.87 Steady 457,700 50 7 Days -4.9
Dam 11-Sep-12 Pool Elevation Feet 31-Aug-12 Pool Or Lake Elevation (Feet) Status Storage (Acre Ft) Discharge (CFS) Travel Time to Vicksburg Above Guide/Power Pool (Feet) Yazoo River Basin Arkabutla 213.36 212.13 Rising 57,300 0 8 Days -5.7 Sardis 253.37 252.88 Falling 419,140 1000 7 Days -0.6 Enid 241.96 241.52 Rising 160,500 50 7 Days -3.4 Grenada 208.11 207.88 Steady 338,165 100 5 Days -1.5 Ouachita River Basin Blakely Mt. 570.42 571.10 Falling 182-7.6 Degray 398.32 398.92 Falling 151-9.7 Narrows 541.25 541.94 Falling 305-7.4 Red River Basin Bodcau 159.44 159.45 Steady 122 Caddo 167.30 167.71 Falling NA Wallace 142.32 142.4 Steady 166 Dam Date Vicksburg District Reservoirs Missouri River Reservoirs Pool Or Lake Elevation (Feet) Status Storage (Acre Ft) Discharge (CFS) Travel Time to Cairo Above Guide/Power Pool (Feet) Missouri River Basin Fort Peak 11-Sep-12 2233.13 Falling 14,600,000 10,300-0.8 Garrison 11-Sep-12 1833.93 Rising 17,027,000 22,900-3.6 Oahe 11-Sep-12 1599.36 Rising 16,456,000 36,200-8.1 Big Bend 11-Sep-12 1420.41 Falling 1,647,000 38,700 0.5 Fort Randall 11-Sep-12 1353.99 Falling 3,449,000 40,000 4.0 Gavins Point 11-Sep-12 1206.78 Steady 362,000 38,800 10-20 Days 2.3
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Mississippi River Flood of 2011 Supplemental Appropriations: Dredging, Ports and Harbors Authorized Purpose: Remove flood-induced sediment from channels, ports and harbors FY12 MR&T and O&M Appropriation for Channels and Harbors = $143 million (surveys and minimal dredging) 56 of the approved 253 Supplemental Project Repair Items for Dredging: Est. cost $214 million Biggest Impact: Available funds for harbor dredging
2011 Flood Damage Repair Plan Current Status Schedule to Substantially Complete by Flood Season FS14 72 29% as of September 6, 2012 253 Total Repair Items FS13 154 61% Post FS14 27 10% # Items Scheduled 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 55 49 25 27 20 17 17 15 8 8 6 2 4 0 0 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3a Class 3b Class 4 FS 2013 FS 2014 Post FS 2014 13 September 2012 22
Challenge: Aging Infrastructure + O&M Backlog = Increasing Outages at Locks
MVD Major Infrastructure Upper River Entire MVD: 3,508 miles of flood control channels 2,088 Corps / 1,420 local 4,267 miles of navigable channels 4 hydropower plants 247 MW Cap 8,375 miles of levee 1,708 Corps / 6,667 local OCA F D C B A DSAC I II III IV V 62 Navigation Locks 36 FRM Dams 21 Shallow Draft Commercial Harbors
MVD Major Infrastructure Lower River Entire MVD: 395 drainage structures 213 Corps / 182 local 34 pumping plants 28 Corps / 6 local 688 erosion control structures $13.9 billion invested (1928-1998) $110 billion damages prevented / FY2011 $485.8 billion cumulative damages prevented OCA F D C B A DSAC I II III IV V 62 Navigation Locks 36 FRM Dams -- 21 Shallow Draft Commercial Harbors
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Armored surface Emergency Repairs L/D 27: St. Louis District Vicinity of normal water line Multiple areas where sheet piles are failing or near failure Unarmored surface NB entrance to main chamber NB entrance to auxiliary chamber Failure BUILDING point STRONG
Hurricane Isaac Impacts
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NHC CONSENSUS ADV34 Peak Surge of Entire Simulation ft. NAVD88
Structure Major Structure Status Trigger Elevation FT NAVD88 as of 1800 29-AUG-2012 Details Structure Status Time/Date Closed Harvey Sector Gate 2.0 and rising 125 ft sector gate. 750 CFS pumps. Closed 0830 29-Aug-2012 Bayou Segnette Complex 2.0 56 ft sector gate. 400 CFS pumps. Closed 1145 29-Aug-2012 Bayou Verret Sector 56 ft sector gate. 5 each 5 X 5 sluice gates. 48 hrs 2.0 Gate prior to landfall. Closed 1545 28-Aug-2012 West Closure Complex 2.0-3.8 With predicted surge of 4.0 ft, close within trigger range. Estelle Canal 2.0-3.8 2 each 8 X 8 sluice gates. Closed 0725 27-Aug-2012 Sluice Gates 2.0-3.8 5 each 16 X 16 sluice gates. Closed 0930 29-Aug-2012 Sector Gate 2.0-3.8 225 ft sector gate. 19,140 CFS pumps. Closed 0920 29-Aug-2012 London Ave Canal ICS 2.5 and rising 11 vertical lift gates. Max operating level 5.0 ft. Closed 1500 28-Aug-2012 Hero Canal Stoplogs 2.5 and rising 56 ft opening. Stoplogs placed by crane. Must be placed before winds reach 25 mph. Closed 1500 26-Aug-2012 Caernarvon Sector Gate 2.9 50 ft sector gate. Closed 2015 28-Aug-2012 Bayou Dupre Sector Gate 3.0 56 ft sector gate. Closed 2300 26-Aug-2012 IHNC Surge Barrier 3.0 and rising With predicted surge of 5.0 ft, close at trigger Barge Gate 3.0 150 ft barge gate. 6 hrs to close. 72 hrs prior. Closed Pre Event Bienvenue Lift Gate 3.0 56 ft lift gate. Closed 1100 28-Aug-2012 Surge Barrier Sector Gate 3.0 and rising 150 ft sector gates. 15 min to close. Closed 1100 28-Aug-2012 Seabrook Structure 3.0 and rising With predicted surge of 5.0 ft, close at trigger Lift Gates 3.0 and rising 2 each 50 ft lift gates. Closed 1330 28-Aug-2012 Sector Gate 3.0 and rising 95 ft sector gate. Closed 1330 28-Aug-2012 17th St Canal ICS 5.0 and rising 11 vertical lift gates. Max operating level 6.0 ft. Closed 1730 28-Aug-2012 Orleans Ave Canal ICS 5.0 and rising 5 vertical lift gates. Max operating level 8.0 ft. Closed 1100 27-Aug-2012
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Braithewaite Hydrograph Braithewaite Hydrograph - as of 0830hrs 8/29/2012 (USACE ADCIRC)
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Oakville, Louisiana
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Louisiana LaPlace Flooding Lafitte, South Louisiana Track rack damage
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Louisiana Damaged slope paving Plaquemines, West Bank Debris, St. Bernard Track rack damage
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Lake Tangipahoa
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Lake Tangipahoa
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Lake Tangipahoa N N N N Emergency Bypass Channel Fixed Crest Dam Pumps on BUILDING STRONG Emergency Spillway
Hurricane Isaac Impacts Pearl River Pearl River Diversion canal, Lock and Dam #2 Chamber Pool is now stabilized and no overtopping occurring. North
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MVD Civil Works Program Highlights Fargo Cairo IHNC Surge Barrier 2011 Flood Recovery and Repair: o o o o $2B total estimated damages $1.160B funded to date Maximize System Risk Reduction by next flood season Substantially complete remaining items prior to 2014 flood season Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System o o o $14.6 billion program - largest civil works program in recent history $9.3B Placement Delivered 100-year level of risk reduction to greater New Orleans area in 6 years Miss. River &Tributaries project o o o $14 billion investment, to date $478 billion in flood damages prevented 35 to 1 return on investment
12 Mississippi Valley Division Funding Trends 10 $ BILLIONS 8 6 4 2 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FISCAL YEAR President s Budget Supplementals Allocations Above Budget ARRA
Civil Works Program FY12 & FY13 President s Budget Appropriation FY 2012 Budget FY 2012 Allocation FY 2013 Budget Investigations 32 40 17 Construction 49 56 70 O&M 331 445 434 FC, MR&T 210 252 234 FUSRAP 32 32 28 TOTAL 654 825 783 44
$ Millions (Constant 2012 $ s) MVD Civil Works Funding Trend Comparison Investigations, Construction and O&M (Regular Appropriations )
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