The Mississippi River is so high right now by New Orleans that the Corp of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway to allow much of the river water to be diverted into Lake Pontchartrain.

Looks like rapids as the water boils out of the spillway into the lake. As a matter of fact the spillway levels are so high that the flood waters are actually creeping onto U.S. 61 / Airline Highway the main road traveled by so many in 3 parishes ( you call them counties) .

DOOM