The Industrial Canal is a 5.5-mile waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harb
The Industrial Canal from the river to the lake. The Mississippi is at lower left and Lake Pontchartrain is at top in the distance. View is to the northwest. Picture taken before August 29, 2005.
Post-Katrina temporary earthen levee under construction where a floodwall failed, with Florida Avenue Bridge in distance
Canal locks as seen from the Claiborne Avenue Bridge looking towards the Mississippi River
View from near the Mississippi River end of canal, with structures of St. Claude, Claiborne, and Florida Avenue bridges visible.
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
Industrial Canal
…over the Industrial Canal. Each provides sufficient vertical clearance for ship traffic. The bridges, beginning at the north end of the canal, are: Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Mississippi River Gulf Outlet…
Katrina after landfall in New Orleans on August 29
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
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.