February 10, 2016: MODIS Aqua true color image showing heavy sediment plume in Lak...
Feb 13 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA
Feb 17 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA
Feb 19 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA
Feb 25 2016 16:55 MODIS 250m LA
February 26, 2016: MODIS true color image showing heavy sediment in Lake Pontchart...
Feb 27 2016 19:55 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 04 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 06 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 02 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA
April 03, 2016: MODIS true color image showing heavy sediment in Lake Pontchartrain
2016 kicked off with rising waters in the Mississippi River in January. As in 2011, the Bonnet Carre Spillway, located in the southwestern corner of Lake Pontchartrain, was opened on January 10th, to relieve pressure on the levees. Engineers sought to limit the river flow at New Orleans to no more than 1.25 million cubic feet per second (cfs). These images catalog the macro-scale movement of this sediment-laden water.