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17th Street Canal
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The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain. The canal, along with the Orle
A woman walks her dog along the levee beside the flood wall on the Metairie side of the canal, November 11, 2005. In the background to the right, ongo
A woman walks her dog along the levee beside the flood wall on the Metairie side of the canal, November 11, 2005. In the background to the right, ongoing repairs in the breach on the New Orleans side can be seen.
"Pumping Station 6" astride the Canal from the back (lake) side
"Pumping Station 6" astride the Canal from the back (lake) side
A portion of the 17th Street Canal, looking lakeward from behind the Metairie Road Pumping Station. Note the levees topped with concrete flood walls.
A portion of the 17th Street Canal, looking lakeward from behind the Metairie Road Pumping Station. Note the levees topped with concrete flood walls.
Water is pumped out of the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans into the 17th Street Canal.
Water is pumped out of the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans into the 17th Street Canal.
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
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As the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts. The storm surge caused approximately 23
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Katrina after landfall in New Orleans on August 29
Katrina after landfall in New Orleans on August 29
Flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Betsy in 1965
Flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Betsy in 1965
Carnival Cruise Ships Ecstasy and Sensation docked at the Port of New Orleans while used as housing for victims
Carnival Cruise Ships Ecstasy and Sensation docked at the Port of New Orleans while used as housing for victims
Checkpoint in the Ninth Ward at the Industrial Canal in October 2005. Residents were allowed in to examine and salvage from their property during dayl
Checkpoint in the Ninth Ward at the Industrial Canal in October 2005. Residents were allowed in to examine and salvage from their property during daylight.