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saturday afternoon the army corps of engineers opened the first flood gate tonight there are 11 flood gates open. 111,000 every second to the mississippi river and pouring into low livening river country. morganza spillway showing a dramatic powerful flow of water into the basin expected to fill a stretch of farmland 20 miles wide and 150 miles long. some stems are the water could be 7 to 25 feet deep in spots. the louisiana senator mary landrieu says it may not be as bad as originally feared. >> the good news is that they are prepared as well as they can be. also, good news is that it doesn't look as though we're going to have to put as much water through the morganza floodway as initially thought. >> well, you are now looking live at the chapel river which has swollen its banks here in
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