Sauvé's Crevasse
Sauvé's Crevasse was a Mississippi River levee failure in May 1849 that resulted in flooding much of New Orleans, Louisiana. In May 1849 the Mississippi reached the highest water level in this area observed in twenty-one years.
Sauvé's Crevasse was a Mississippi River levee failure in May 1849 that resulted in flooding much of New Orleans, Louisiana. In May 1849 the Mississippi reached the highest water level in this area observed in twenty-one years.
Sauvé's Crevasse was a Mississippi River levee failure in May 1849 that resulted in flooding much of New Orleans, Louisiana. In May 1849 the Mississippi reached the highest water level in this area observed in twenty-one years.
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