Mississippi River Flooding 2011 Gallery


Apr 24 2011 19:12 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 24 2011 19:12 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 28 2011 18:49 MODIS 250m LA

Heavy sediment transported by the Atchafalaya and Mississippi rivers. April 28, 2011

Apr 29 2011 16:25 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 29 2011 16:25 MODIS 250m LA

May 01 2011 19:25 MODIS 250m LA

May 01 2011 19:25 MODIS 250m LA

May 02 2011 16:48 MODIS 250m LA

May 02 2011 16:48 MODIS 250m LA

May 05 2011 18:54 MODIS 250m LA

May 05 2011 18:54 MODIS 250m LA

May 06 2011 16:30 MODIS 250m LA

May 06 2011 16:30 MODIS 250m LA

May 09 2011 18:31 MODIS 250m LA

May 09 2011 18:31 MODIS 250m LA

May 14 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

May 14 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

May 16 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

May 16 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

May 17 2011 19:18 MODIS 250m LA

High sediment content in Atchafalaya and Lake Pontchartrain due to diversions

May 19 2011 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

May 19 2011 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

May 20 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

May 20 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

May 21 2011 18:54 MODIS 250m LA

May 21 2011 18:54 MODIS 250m LA

May 23 2011 18:42 MODIS 250m LA

May 23 2011 18:42 MODIS 250m LA

May 26 2011 19:12 MODIS 250m LA

May 26 2011 19:12 MODIS 250m LA

May 27 2011 16:42 MODIS 250m LA

May 27 2011 16:42 MODIS 250m LA

May 30 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

May 30 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 01 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 01 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 02 2011 16:10 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 02 2011 16:10 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 05 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 05 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 19 2011 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 19 2011 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 20 2011 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 20 2011 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 30 2011 16:35 MODIS 250m LA

Jun 30 2011 16:35 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 02 2011 16:20 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 02 2011 16:20 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 07 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 07 2011 16:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 11 2011 19:24 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 11 2011 19:24 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 30 2011 16:45 MODIS 250m LA

Jul 30 2011 16:45 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 04 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 04 2011 18:36 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 10 2011 16:30 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 10 2011 16:30 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 11 2011 18:42 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 11 2011 18:42 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 15 2011 16:45 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 15 2011 16:45 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 16 2011 19:00 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 16 2011 19:00 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 18 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

Aug 18 2011 18:48 MODIS 250m LA

The Mississippi River saw severe flooding in the spring and summer of 2011. River diversions were utilized to relieve the levee system and protect populated areas along the river. The Bonnet Carre diversion located in the southwestern corner of Lake Pontchartrain and the Morganza Spillway located northwest of Baton Rouge were opened in early May, sending sediment-rich freshwater into Lake Pontchartrain and the Atchafalaya Basin. These imagery catalog the macro-scale movement of this water from early April to August of 2011.