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Story Archives: Ouachita River continues to rise


Ouachita River continues to rise
by Michael DeVault - posted Thursday, November 5th, 2009 @ 6:00 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
John Stringer continues to monitor the situation along the Ouachita River as waters continue to rise.

It's all part of Stringer's job as executive director of the Tensas Levee District.
Earlier this week, the National Weather Service upped its projections for the river's crest from 47 feet to 48.5 feet on Nov. 12.

That puts the river higher than it's been since the spring of 1991, when widespread flooding occurred throughout the area.

Stringer said Wednesday additional rains forecasted for late next week could push the river higher, but he was confident the levees would hold.

"We certainly don't want to see it, but the levee is designed to handle that much water and we've seen it that high in the past," Stringer said.

For the full report, see Page 13A of this week's Citizen.

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