LEGIBLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR NEW ORLEANS

GUTTER to GULF

Wetlands

Decommissioned Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) navigation channel.

Atchafalaya Delta State Management Area, Terrebonne and St. Mary Parishes.

Typical example of coastal wetland loss.

Typical example of coastal wetland loss and navigation canal on the Gulf Coast, Terrebonne Parsh.

Boundary of St. Charles (wetlands--above sea level) and Jefferson (suburbanized--below sea level) Parishes.

Coastal wetland loss, saltwater intrusion, and sea level rise in Lafourche Parish.

Opening of the Bonnet Carry Spillway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.

View of Bayou Bienvenue from the viewing platform, Lower Ninth Ward.

Wetlands