Latitude and longitude of 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans

Satellite map of 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans

On 29 August 2005 there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its suburbs following passage of Hurricane Katrina and landfall in Mississippi. The levee and flood wall failures caused flooding in 80% of New Orleans and all of St. Bernard Parish. Tens of billions of gallons of water spilled into vast areas of New Orleans, flooding over 100,000 homes and businesses. Responsibility for the design and construction of the levee system belongs to the United States Army Corps of Engineers; the responsibility of maintenance belongs to the local levee boards. The Corps hands components of the system over to the local levee boards upon completion. When Katrina struck in 2005, the project was between 60-90% complete. Five investigations (three major and two minor) were conducted by civil engineers and other experts, in an attempt to identify the underlying reasons for the failure of the federal flood protection system.

Latitude: 29° 57' 53.00" N
Longitude: -90° 04' 14.00" W

Nearest city to this article: Jefferson, Louisiana

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GPS coordinates of 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans, United States

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