New Orleans question how high are the levees?

Floodwalls gave way in two locations, putting 80 percent of "the city under water--as deep as 20 feet in some places."

Over 20 feet.....about 7 ft higher than sea level\

sea level = 20ft

High/Low +-35?

(-15) low<---'sea--->"O"<-----level'---->highest (20+)

"From Absolute Man Made Low to Absolute Man Made High"

"At any two different points Low/High" 35 feet

QUESTIONS

1. How high above sea level is the Mississippi River's average high-water mark?

2. In a moderate hurricane, Lake Pontchartrain would be how far above sea level?

3. Seeking shelter from the storm, thousands of New Orleans residents went to the Superdome. How far above sea level is that building?

4. To get to the Superdome from the University of New Orleans, you would travel in which direction?

5. Which location--the Superdome or the University of New Orleans--is on higher ground?

6. About how many feet below sea level is the city's lowest point?

7. About how many feet above sea level is the city's highest point?

8. How high above sea level would Lake Pontchartrain have to be to reach the top of the levee separating it from the city?

9. Which body of water borders New Orleans to the north?

10. Do you think the city of New Orleans should be rebuilt? Why or why not? What measures would you take to make the city safer from the severe storms?

Answers:

1. about 15 feet

2. about 10 feet

3. a little less than 10 feet

4. southwest (or south)

5. the Superdome

6. nearly 10 feet

7. nearly 15 feet

8. about 18 feet

9. Lake Pontchartrain

10. Answers will Vary.

The levees were--and are--the responsibility of the federal government-specifically the Army Corps of Engineers. The neocons in Congress spent years refusing to honor that OBLIGATION--despite warnings from the ACE and independant scientists and engineers. but had no problem spending BILLIONS on projects like Sen. Stevan's "bridge to nowhere" in alaska. Now--after their neglect caused over a thousand needless deaths and the destruction of New Orleans--and after Bush has violated his promisse to see to it the people of New Orleans would get help rebuilding--the neocons want to make a pretense that the "federal government isn't responsible." Guess what--they are. And all the neoconservative "spin" won't wash the guilt for those deaths away. Consider it blood money, if you want. But don't try to pretend that the federal government has noobligation to rebuild those levees. The do.

Yeah... he means Mississippi River, not Mississippi state genius above me... lol

They range all over New Orleans from 7 feet to 12 feet. Some are made of concrete and some are made of dirt,grass, waste. I remember reading an article that said they repaired the cracks in the levee with newspaper. Good Luck!

Hey genius, last time I checked New Orleans wasn't in Mississippi, unless it floated over there during the last hurricane. They should just go ahead and stop pumping money in to that black hole of a city and let it fill up with water and make it a giant lake.