NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed three bays of the Morganza spillway, lessening the flow of water into the Atchafalaya River basin.
The corps says lower levels on the Mississippi River led to the closure of one bay on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday. That leaves 14 of the spillway’s 125 bays open. The corps said it’s too early to say when more would be closed.
The Morganza was opened May 14 for the first time since 1973 to divert waters from the Mississippi and ease pressures on levees at Baton Rouge and New Orleans.