Comments on: Flood Leaves Behind Large Logjam At Barrineau Park Bridge

By: Georgette Harris

Georgette Harris — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:41:15 +0000

This is logs from all the clear cutting Ala has been doing for the last 10 years on the land that used to be hunting clubs off of Hwy112. Such a shame. If they would let people pull the logs out and use them like they used to it wouldn’t be near as bad. And yes they really need to let the Corp of Engineers clean up the log jam between the dump and Hwy90 badly. I believe that’s one of the reasons why there is so much extra flooding in the Perdido River drainage areas, like Eleven Mile Creek, Jacks Branch, Eight Mile Creek, etc.

By: river rat (resident of the north end)

river rat (resident of the north end) — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:30:47 +0000

this is the log jam that was about 1/2 a mile up the river. the one between 3-runs and they ferry makes this look small. If laforesta would let the army core of engineers access the river from the Florida side without taking them to court over the logs in the river then we would not have this problem.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 12:41:51 +0000

Most of the logs had the tops cut out of them.

From the size of that jam, hopefully the big jam up near Bay Springs is open and we can now hunt the upper river to Dyess Creek?

By: Kelli Boyett

Kelli Boyett — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:02:28 +0000

Both Styx river & Perdido river have been blocked since Ivan!
They need to unblock them both.
Only few miles north of new ramp on highway 90 (both rivers)
I was raised on these rivers & have canoed, tubed, boated & ridden PWC on both rivers since moving to Beulah in the early 70’s.
We’re losing out on fishing & boating on these awesome rivers!
Also think wildlife preserve (old hunting club on perdido river south of hwy 90 )
Should be a camping ground, equestrian trails, it even has a boat tamp already there just needs improvement.

What a waste of space. Jus saying

By: Rebecca Bankston

Rebecca Bankston — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 23:36:57 +0000

Wow we was just down there right before Christmas putting flowers out for my mom she has a plack on a tree where the river meets the creek and they had just cleaned the river and took out all the trees looks like they have a lot more work on there hands there’s always a log jam at the train bridge but this is massive

By: russ

russ — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:41:17 +0000

firewood?

By: Me

Me — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:59:47 +0000

Looks like firewood to me!

By: mic crx

mic crx — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:51:51 +0000

I don’t know why this is such big news when other parts of the river have looked this bad for years. “JS” commented that he/she would like to see an updated Google satellite shot of the river. Look at the shot that is already there to see how bad the whole river is.

By: anne 1of2

anne 1of2 — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:35:30 +0000

Looks like a lot of cut wood to me. Where did those fallen trees get tossed after the tornado’s last spring?

By: Joe in Gateswood

Joe in Gateswood — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:10:23 +0000

This is what You get with clear cutting the Timber. There is nothing to keep the scrap
wood on the hills. This will happen again and again.