Floodgate Opening on Mississippi Pumps 10,000 Cubic Feet of Water Per Second | The Blaze

Floodgate Opening on Mississippi Pumps 10,000 Cubic Feet of Water Per Second | The Blaze: "In a historic action designed to minimize the risk of catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun opening the Morganza Floodway to divert water from the rain-swollen Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya basin."