Mississippi River Flooding 2016 Gallery


Jan 11 2016 19:00 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 11 2016 19:00 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 12 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 12 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 13 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 13 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 15 2016 17:00 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 15 2016 17:00 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 16 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA

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Jan 17 2016 16:50 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 17 2016 16:50 MODIS 250m LA

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Jan 18 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 19 2016 16:35 MODIS 250m LA

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Jan 23 2016 19:25 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 23 2016 19:25 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 24 2016 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 24 2016 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 28 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 28 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 29 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Jan 29 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 04 2016 16:35 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 04 2016 16:35 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 07 2016 18:40 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 07 2016 18:40 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 10 2016 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

February 10, 2016: MODIS Aqua true color image showing heavy sediment plume in Lak...

Feb 13 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 13 2016 19:40 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 17 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 17 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 19 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 19 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 25 2016 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 25 2016 16:55 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 26 2016 19:10 MODIS 250m LA

February 26, 2016: MODIS true color image showing heavy sediment in Lake Pontchart...

Feb 27 2016 19:55 MODIS 250m LA

Feb 27 2016 19:55 MODIS 250m LA

Mar 04 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA

Mar 04 2016 19:15 MODIS 250m LA

Mar 06 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA

Mar 06 2016 19:05 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 02 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 02 2016 18:45 MODIS 250m LA

Apr 03 2016 19:30 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.