Mississippi River Flooding 2018 Gallery
Mar 03 2018 19:10 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 04 2018 19:55 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 09 2018 17:00 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 09 2018 18:35 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 12 2018 17:30 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 12 2018 19:05 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 13 2018 19:50 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 14 2018 17:20 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 14 2018 18:55 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 15 2018 16:25 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 15 2018 19:35 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 20 2018 16:40 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 20 2018 19:55 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 21 2018 17:25 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 21 2018 19:00 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 22 2018 19:40 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 23 2018 17:10 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 23 2018 18:45 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 31 2018 16:25 MODIS 250m LA
Mar 31 2018 19:35 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 10 2018 17:00 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 12 2018 16:50 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 15 2018 18:55 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 16 2018 16:25 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 16 2018 19:35 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 17 2018 17:05 MODIS 250m LA
Apr 17 2018 18:40 MODIS 250m LA
Heavy winter precipitation in the midwest brought rising waters to the Mississippi River in late February, 2018. Last opened just two years ago, the Bonnet Carre Spillway, located in the southwestern corner of Lake Pontchartrain, was opened on March 8th, to relieve pressure on the levees. Engineers sought to keep the river stage at New Orleans below 17 feet, and have opened about half of the 350 bays. These images catalog the macro-scale movement of this sediment-laden water.
