The following two satellite images show the level of flooding on the Missouri River as of June 15, 2011 compared to June 17, 2010. Whether the Army Corps of Engineers made a conscience decision to withhold the release of water to ease the flooding of the Mississippi or just made an error in judgment, the consequences will be felt at least until mid-August.
The Fort Peck Dam is a catastrophe waiting to happen at the top end of this waterway in Montana. Bernard Shanks is an expert in land and resource management who has put forth one possible scenario:
If the Fort Peck Dam were to fail under the pressure of heavy spring rains and the melting snowpack, which is forecast to hit the highest levels since 1898, far exceeding 1997 levels, Shanks warned that it could cause a domino effect failure in the downstream earthen dams, including the Garrison and Oahe dams, causing them to be overrun and cave under pressure.
“There would be a flood like you’ve never seen,” Shanks said in yesterday’s KMOX interview, warning of the possibility of “chest-high” flooding in that city. “It would be the most epic man-made disaster in the United States.”
The flooded portion of this year’s image just east of Blair is the location of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear power plant.
June 15, 2011
June 17, 2010
NASA images courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott. Instrument: Aqua – MODIS
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