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Morganza Floodway, 1973
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Morganza Floodway, 1973

Observations by Landsat 1 from 1973 show the Morganza Floodway after its first and only opening in 57 years.

Published May 14, 2011

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Flooding near New Madrid, Missouri
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Flooding near New Madrid, Missouri

Taken May 12, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows flooding near New Madrid, Missouri.

Published May 17, 2011

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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi Continues
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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi Continues

Much of the Lower Mississippi River was flooded in March.

Published Mar 20, 2019

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Flooding at the Junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
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Flooding at the Junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

Floods blanket farmland around the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in this Landsat image from May 3, 2011.

Published May 6, 2011

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Morganza Floodway
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Morganza Floodway

These false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Basin in June 2011, during heavy flooding, and three years earlier.

Published Jun 13, 2011

Land Floods

Water in the Morganza Floodway
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Water in the Morganza Floodway

Acquired May 18, 2011, and May 4, 2011, these false-color images show flooded conditions along the Lower Mississippi River, including diverted water entering the Morganza Floodway on May 18.

Published May 18, 2011

Floods

Low Water on the Mississippi Causes Barge Backup
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Low Water on the Mississippi Causes Barge Backup

The drought of 2012 reduced traffic to one towboat at a time; groundings closed parts of the river for hours to days.

Published Aug 23, 2012

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Lingering Floods along the Mississippi River
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Lingering Floods along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 20, 2011, and April 14, 2011, these false-color images show water levels along the Mississippi River.

Published May 23, 2011

Land Floods

Taming the Mississippi River
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Taming the Mississippi River

Engineers use levees, floodways, dams, and much more to control the ever restless Mississippi.

Published Mar 18, 2015

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Morganza Floodway after Five Days of Flow
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Morganza Floodway after Five Days of Flow

The ASTER instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this false-color image of the Morganza Floodway on May 18, 2011.

Published May 20, 2011

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Lingering Floodwaters near Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Lingering Floodwaters near Vicksburg, Mississippi

These false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers around Vicksburg in June 2011, during heavy flooding, and three years earlier.

Published Jun 14, 2011

Land Floods

Morganza Spillway Opens in Louisiana
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Morganza Spillway Opens in Louisiana

This image from the Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite was acquired on May 15, 2011, about 24 hours after the Morganza Spillway was partially opened by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ease flooding along the Mississippi River.

Published May 17, 2011

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