Environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on Lake Pontchartrain
Circular
1306-7G
This report is Chapter 7G in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters.
By: Thomas Heitmuller and Brian C. Perez
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Abstract
Hurricane Katrina slammed the Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast with 135-mi/hour (217-km/hour) winds and up to a 30-ft (9-m) storm surge. Lake Pontchartrain was further subjected to environmental threat by way of the millions of gallons of contaminated flood water that were pumped daily from the city of New Orleans into the lake.
Suggested Citation
Heitmuller, T., Perez, B.C., 2007, Environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on Lake Pontchartrain: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1306, 8 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir13067G.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on Lake Pontchartrain |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 1306 |
| Chapter | 7G |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13067G |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005 (Circular 1306) |
| First page | 231 |
| Last page | 238 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Pontchartrain |