Vicksburg District provides update on forecasts, conditions across region – March 27

Published March 27, 2020
Sardis Lake: A graphic of conditions at Sardis Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Sardis Lake: A graphic of conditions at Sardis Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Arkabutla Lake: A graphic of conditions at Arkabutla Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Arkabutla Lake: A graphic of conditions at Arkabutla Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Yazoo Backwater: A graphic of conditions in the Yazoo Backwater Area in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Yazoo Backwater: A graphic of conditions in the Yazoo Backwater Area in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Enid Lake: A graphic of conditions at Enid Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Enid Lake: A graphic of conditions at Enid Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Grenada Lake: A graphic of conditions at Grenada Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

Grenada Lake: A graphic of conditions at Grenada Lake in Mississippi generated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District's Water Management section March 27. The district's Water Management section provides regularly updated river basin reports at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xv3M2

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District provided an update on forecasts and conditions across the district’s jurisdiction March 27.

The National Weather Service has forecasted an average of one-to-four inches of rainfall over the Lower Mississippi River Valley over the next seven days. The Mississippi River is expected to crest at Arkansas City, Arkansas, at 40 feet April 5; Greenville, Mississippi, at 51.5 feet April 6; Vicksburg, Mississippi, at 48 feet April 7; and Natchez, Mississippi, at 55 feet April 8. These predictions are based on two days of forecasted rainfall and may change based on future rainfall.

Due to recent local rainfall, the gates of the Little Sunflower Control Structure were closed March 25. The gates at the Steele Bayou Control Structure remain open but are expected to close within the next week based on current river forecasts. Based on seven days of forecasted rainfall, the Yazoo Backwater Area is expected to crest at 95-95.5 feet in the coming weeks.

The gates of the flood control structures at Arkabutla, Sardis and Grenada lakes in north Mississippi remain open to regain storage capacity after rainfall over the past 72 hours. The gates of the flood control structure at Enid Lake remain closed.

The district’s three flood control reservoirs in Arkansas – Lake Ouachita, Lake Greeson and DeGray Lake – have 95-100% of their flood control storage capacity available.

Stages on the Red River in Arkansas and Louisiana have peaked and are beginning to fall. No navigation closures are anticipated at this time. The Ouachita River at Monroe, Louisiana, is slowly rising and will crest between 39.5 feet and 40 feet in the coming weeks.

District personnel and their local partners will continue to monitor the conditions of flood control works, including levees, flood walls and pumping stations across the entirety of the district’s jurisdiction.

The public is encouraged to contact local authorities and management officials for updates about conditions in their area and should avoid activities on or near flood control works.

The Vicksburg District is engineering solutions to the nation’s toughest challenges. The district encompasses a 68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana that holds seven major river basins and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees. The district is engaged in hundreds of projects and employs approximately 1,100 personnel.

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Contact
Jessica Dulaney
601-631-5818
jessica.l.dulaney@usace.army.mil

Release no. 20-028