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How submerged is New Orleans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina#New_Orleans

Eighty percent of New Orleans is now flooded, with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. Two levees were breached, including the 17th Street Canal levee. In an earlier report, three people died of dehydration during the evacuation phase and another four died at the Superdome [12]. As of 3AM CDT, 31 August, Senator Mary Landrieu told reporters she had heard at least 50 to 100 people were dead in New Orleans. [13] Many refugees are trapped in flooded houses and rooftops waiting to be rescued. On August 30, Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco ordered the complete evacuation of the city of New Orleans, including the thousands of people seeking shelter in the Superdome [14]. Currently, the refugees are set to be transported to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The only route out of the city was west on the Crescent City Connection as the I-10 bridge was collapsed and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was carrying only emergency traffic. Both airports were flooded and closed by the storm although one reopened for emergency flights on Tuesday. Shortly after 8:00PM CDT, New Orleans Mayor C Ray Nagin confirmed on WWL-TV that pumping station 6 at the 17th St. Canal Levee, which had been partially offsetting the levee breach at that location, had indeed failed. An attempt to sandbag the breach also failed, and it is now expected that the city will flood to the level of Lake Pontchartrain, currently four feet above sea level. Sharks have been spotted crusing the flooded streets of New Orleans and fireants, as well as thousands of snakes have been unleashed due to the heavy flooding and Lake Pontchartrain being drained into the majority of the city. On August 31, the mayor stated that the city will probably remain uninhabitable for at least 3 to 4 months.
 
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina#New_Orleans

Eighty percent of New Orleans is now flooded, with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. Two levees were breached, including the 17th Street Canal levee. In an earlier report, three people died of dehydration during the evacuation phase and another four died at the Superdome [12]. As of 3AM CDT, 31 August, Senator Mary Landrieu told reporters she had heard at least 50 to 100 people were dead in New Orleans. [13] Many refugees are trapped in flooded houses and rooftops waiting to be rescued. On August 30, Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco ordered the complete evacuation of the city of New Orleans, including the thousands of people seeking shelter in the Superdome [14]. Currently, the refugees are set to be transported to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The only route out of the city was west on the Crescent City Connection as the I-10 bridge was collapsed and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was carrying only emergency traffic. Both airports were flooded and closed by the storm although one reopened for emergency flights on Tuesday. Shortly after 8:00PM CDT, New Orleans Mayor C Ray Nagin confirmed on WWL-TV that pumping station 6 at the 17th St. Canal Levee, which had been partially offsetting the levee breach at that location, had indeed failed. An attempt to sandbag the breach also failed, and it is now expected that the city will flood to the level of Lake Pontchartrain, currently four feet above sea level. Sharks have been spotted crusing the flooded streets of New Orleans and fireants, as well as thousands of snakes have been unleashed due to the heavy flooding and Lake Pontchartrain being drained into the majority of the city. On August 31, the mayor stated that the city will probably remain uninhabitable for at least 3 to 4 months.
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never really thought about it but now... :shocked:
 
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