[Types_with_Fist]

Damming the levee at this point will not drain water from the city.

Someone else mentioned a while back about "knocking down some levys to let the water out." Is that right? If the water is the same level as Lake Ponchatrain I'm not sure where the water would go. Aaron Brown, on CNN, mentioned last night something about "what they'll find when the water recedes." My understanding is that the ONLY way water leaves the bowl is to be pumped out.

[conservativewasp]

Opening levees at sea level will drain the city down to that point. I believe the lake is currently 3 feet above sea level, if the city is nearing the level of the lake you can gain a few feet, then pump out the rest.