[Vinnie]

I just saw the 17th canal street breach on TV.
Certainly looks to me that the water is running OUT of the residential area into the canal.

Must be coming in somewhere else.

[pa_dweller]

I just saw the 17th canal street breach on TV.

I've a question that perhaps the levee knowledgeable here could answer.

I read on another thread that standing water against the protected side of a levee is not a good thing because it can soften the levee and cause failure. Could the water from the Canal St. levee, and wherever else it's coming from, make it to the levee on the other side of town and conceivably cause that levee to also fail, allowing the Mississippi into the city?

Not trying to be morbid, just wondering.