Interagency Response to Hurricane Katrina

NOTE: This is a non-public temporary web site showing preliminary results to assist USGS personnel in assessment of damage to the coast. Direct questions regarding this site to Abby Sallenger (asallenger@usgs.gov, 727-803-8747 x3015).

Hurricane Katrina Response > Storm Surge > Preliminary Mississippi Coast High Water Mark Measurements (USGS-WRD)

Preliminary Mississippi Coast High Water Mark Measurements (Cooperatively collected by the USGS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Maps

This map shows the locations for Hurricane Katrina high water marks measured by USGS/WRD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel. Click on the links below the map to load the larger versions. Elevations are subject to change as final surveys are completed.

medium version: MS_Prelim_hwm_092205MD.jpg (243 KB)
large version: MS_Prelim_hwm_092205_v1.jpg (2.4 MB)

Field Data Tables

Download the high water mark data tables for Mississippi:

Preliminary_Katrina_092205.xls (64.5 KB)
MS_URS_092105.xls (32 KB)
AL_MS_FL_MCOE_092005.xls (23 KB)

MS_Prelim_091805_KWilson.xls (61.5 KB)

Maps and FTP-Linked Excel Spreadsheet

Preliminary Western Mississippi HWM - 09-18-2005 K. Wilson (map updated 09-18-05) large version: MS_PrelimW_hwm_091805_LG.jpg (3.2 MB)

Preliminary Eastern Mississippi HWM - 09-18-2005 K. Wilson (map updated 09-18-05) large version: MS_PrelimE_hwm_091805_LG.jpg (3.0 MB)

Prelim_Katrina_091805_ftp.xls (161 KB) - spreadsheet contains High Water Marks that are linked via FTP to specific point pictures.