Morganza

A plan to direct some of the water into the Morganza Spillway means flooding rich farmlands in another part of the state.

一项将洪水引入摩根萨溢洪道的计划意味着该州另一个农田肥沃的地区将被淹没。

Opening a channel, the Morganza spillway, is meant to relieve pressure on the levees protecting the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

打开莫干扎分洪道（Morganza Spillway）是为了缓解巴吞鲁日和新奥尔良的堤坝压力。

The Morganza Spillway is about seventy-five kilometers from Baton Rouge, the state capital.

莫干扎分洪道（Morganza Spillway）位于路易斯安娜州首府巴吞鲁日上游75千米处。

US Flood Control Measures Could Affect At Least 30000 Seventy-two kilometers north of Louisiana's capital, experts say this of gushing water from the Morganza Spillway will gradually raise water levels up to six meters high--flooding farms and businesses in an area that until Saturday was home to more than 25000 people.

专家表示，在路易斯安娜州首府北部72千米处，来自莫干扎分洪道（Morganza Spillway）的洪水将会使水位逐渐上升至六米，淹没农田和企业。在周六之前，该地区还有超过25000人居住。