Keywords: CarrolltonGageKatrinaRita.jpg Chart of water level of Mississippi River at the US Army Corps of Engineers Carrollton Gage for August and September 2005 Note large spike at end of August for Hurricane Katrina when the river famously flowed backwards at New Orleans and a smaller but significant spike for Hurricane Rita around 24 September US Army Corps of Engineers Carrollton Gage data at http //www mvn usace army mil/cgi-bin/watercontrol pl 01300 August September 2005 U S Army Corps of Engineers PD-USGov Mississippi River at New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Effects of Hurricane Rita August 2005 in the United States September 2005 in the United States |