Need help finding Army Corps reports about Mississippi River levees not NOLA

[Whoa_Nelly]

I swear I read several reports after NOLA/Katrina that there were hundreds of levees along the Mississippi River in danger of failure as acknowledged by the Army Corps of Engineers. In fact, I think there were several infrastructure reports (rivers, levees, bridges) that were generated because of the flooding of NOLA.
I can't find these reports and/or past news stories.

I remember reading about the possible scenarios we are seeing today with the midwestern states' flooding.
It's been known for years that these levees were in danger of failing, yet what preparation/repairs have been made in the years between the horror of the levee failures that devastated NOLA and the tragedy we are seeing today?

Anyway, am still searching. Any input/help would be greatly appreciated. :hi:

[EFerrari]

1. If you had the locations, that might help. Here's something that

might give you that start, anyway. :hi:

http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/projects/missriver/home.htm

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Hi there, sfexpat!

Thanks for the links!

Am still searching for MSM stories I know I read in relation to the reports.
Somehow I think that our inglorious sham of a government will be wont to say that no one could have anticipated this current massive flooding.

Good to see you! :hi: :loveya:

[EFerrari]

2. Home page for usace, MI Valley Division:

http://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/main.php

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

3. Links to their publications (there are a lot of them):

http://www.usace.army.mil/pubtypes.html

[EFerrari]

4. The EIRs haven't been posted to their site after 1999 but

they have something called "risk and reliability" reports. This one is a PP presentation for IL:

http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/pa/ILLeveeSummit-presentations.html

[EFerrari]

6. Yikes. Here's a report from late 2004 about the risk of lock failures

http://www.trb.org/Conferences/MTS/4A%20GrierPaper.pdf

[EFerrari]

7. Here's a report on flood management from 2004:

http://www.apfm.info/pdf/case_studies/cs_usa_mississippi.pdf

[EFerrari]

8. FEMA's floodplain management page -- good maps and stuff:

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/publications.shtm

(You asked!)

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. With all you have done re: after Katrina

It's no wonder you have so many great links to post here for me!

You are an absolute gem and wonder, sfexpat! :hug:

[EFerrari]

10. I noticed that FEMA and USGS has more material in ENGLISH

than the USACE. :hi: