File:Bonnet Carre Spillway, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (2).jpg
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana - about 12 miles west of New Orleans - it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
Driving along the road that is closed and under water when the spillway floodgates are opened.
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Ken Lund
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