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Isaac Causes the Mississippi River to Flow Backwards
August 30, 2012 | USGS

“Strong winds and storm surge from Hurricane Isaac’s landfall forced the Mississippi River to flow backwards for nearly 24 hours on Tuesday, August 28.” Quoted from the USGS press release.

You can see the negative velocities on the hydrograph below from the Mississippi River at Belle Chasse stream gage.


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