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rampartc

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2. i just inspected the levee from industrial canal to canal st

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 01:16 PM

Jul 2019

I don't know the height but it is concrete with hydraulic flood gates. It may overtop, but I don't think the overtopping will erode a gap like happened to the dirt levees of the outfall canals in katrina.

the industrial canal is a concern, on both sides of the locks.

this could be the first test of the new pumping stations at the mouths of the outfall canals.

the mayor says all pumps and generators are up, but what does she really know?

buckle your seat belts.

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Database showing lower New Orleans levee heights incorrect, officials say; overtopping unlikely [View all] fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 OP

Hope this is correct. Freethinker65 Jul 2019 #1

i just inspected the levee from industrial canal to canal st rampartc Jul 2019 #2

Ya know what really worries me? fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 #3

i kind of remember that incident rampartc Jul 2019 #4