Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

pl23_wea00739.jpg

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927Dynamiting through the levee to create an artificial crevasse at Caernarvon, La14 miles below New OrleansCrevasse created to take pressure off levees at New Orleans

Image

Download ( 680 KB )

Permalink

https://www.noaa.gov/media/digital-library-photo/pl23wea00739jpg

Description

The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927Dynamiting through the levee to create an artificial crevasse at Caernarvon, La14 miles below New OrleansCrevasse created to take pressure off levees at New Orleans

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Collection

Weather Service

Meteorological Monsters

Floods

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Monsters

Floods