1. September 1, 2008 Gustav Hurricane Gustave makes landfall and initiates storm surge into Atchafalaya River Basin. Butte La Rose Morgan City

2. September 4, 2008 Peak Surge Initial surge causes river stage to rise 3.5 ft at Butte Larose over 3 days, and the same at Morgan City in just 5 hours. Butte LaRose Morgan City Butte La Rose Morgan City

3. September 9, 2008 Monitoring Begins USGS surveyed east and west side channels and Atchafalaya River near Morgan. Butte La Rose Morgan City

4. September 11, 2008 Second surge causes additional rise of 2.5 ft at Butte Larose and 4.2 ft at Morgan City. Hurricane Ike Storm Surge Butte La Rose Morgan City

5. September 15, 2008 Second surge causes additional rise of 2.5 ft at Butte Larose and 4.2 ft at Morgan City. Butte La Rose Morgan City

6. September 17, 2008 Butte La Rose Morgan City

7. September 19, 2008 Butte La Rose Morgan City

8. September 22, 2008 Butte La Rose Morgan City

9. September 26, 2008 East Side improvement – Henderson-Cocodrie Swamp area drainage still causing problems. Butte La Rose Morgan City

10. September 29, 2008 Butte La Rose Morgan City

11. More data to be added These slides do not include data from October 2 nd or 6 th. These data and the Red River data are being processed and the slides will be updated soon. We will also be adding imagery of the entire Basin taken during the recovery process.

12. Butte La Rose Morgan City Buffalo Cove Interior swamp Buffalo Cove Outlet Channel