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.
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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.

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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
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