Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (Mr. Go) (Closed)

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The Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as "Mr. Go") is a 76 mile channel constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-20th century that provided a shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans' inner harbor Industrial Canal via the Intracoastal Waterway.

In 2005, the MR-GO channeled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the heart of Greater New Orleans, contributing significantly to the subsequent multiple engineering failures experienced by the region's hurricane protection network. In the aftermath the channel was closed. A permanent storm surge barrier was constructed, and the channel has been closed to maritime shipping.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River–Gulf_Outlet_Canal
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Coordinates:   29°49'9"N   89°37'30"W

Comments

  • Fill it in; protect our people and wet lands
  • Using the view icon in the wikimapia toolbar.You can switch between terrain and satelitte and see the difference between how wide MRGO was(terrain) and how wide it is now(satellite).
  • They are making plan in damming up the MRGO unless wikipedia lies.....
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