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In this false-color image of the flood plains above Morgan City, Louisiana, there are tell-tale signs of floodwater from the Morganza Spillway.


NASA Earth Observatory image created by Robert Simmon and Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published June 5, 2011
Data acquired May 27, 2011

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Terra > ASTER