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Special Purpose Imagery Archive

The following are ad hoc-generated images for special projects, grouped by geographic region. Note: some of the linked images are large georeferenced JPG or TIFF files that have been compressed using the tar and gzip utilities.

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Full resolution Landsat imagery is available from USGS.
MODIS imagery is available from NASA.
Flood information is from NWS AHPS.


Lower Mississippi Region
Black River at Pocahontas, AR - 2011-05-17

This Landsat 5 TM image depicts flooding along the Black River as well as the Cache River to the southeast. This satellite image uses bands 5-4-3 as R-G-B.

The latest reported stage at Pocahontas is 18.71 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 17 ft.

The latest reported stage at Black Rock is 20.1 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 14 ft.

Black River at Pocahontas, AR - 2011-05-17
White, Black, and Cache Rivers near Newport, AR - 2011-05-17

This Landsat 5 TM image depicts flooding along several rivers in eastern Arkansas. Inundated fields along the Cache river extend from the upper right to the lower center of the picture. Flooding along the Black River is visible north of its junction with the White River on the left. This satellite image uses bands 5-4-3 as R-G-B.

White, Black, and Cache Rivers near Newport, AR - 2011-05-17
White and Cache Rivers near Augusta, AR - 2011-05-17

This Landsat 5 TM image depicts flooding along the White River to the left, as well as the Cache River in the center of the picture. This satellite image uses bands 5-4-3 as R-G-B.

The latest reported stage of the White River above Augusta is 32.53 ft at 5:00 PM CDT on 05/17. Flood stage is 26 ft.

The latest reported stage of the White River at Georgetown is 23.95 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 21 ft.

The latest reported stage of the White River at Des Arc is 28.56 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 24 ft.

The latest reported stage of the Cache River at Patterson is 11.55 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 8 ft.

White and Cache Rivers near Augusta, AR - 2011-05-17
White River at Clarendon, AR - 2011-05-17

This Landsat 5 TM image depicts flooding along the White River. This satellite image uses bands 5-4-3 as R-G-B.

The latest river stage at Clarendon is 34.06 ft at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 26.0 ft.

White River at Clarendon, AR - 2011-05-17
Flooding along the Black and White Rivers, AR - 2009-11-03

This image is an overview of flooding along the Black River and White River in Arkansas. Moderate flooding extends along most of those two rivers shown here, with Black Rock in the north and Clarendon in the south exhibiting minor flooding.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Flooding along the Black and White Rivers, AR - 2009-11-03
White River at Augusta and Georgetown, AR - 2009-11-03

The latest river stage near Augusta is 34.41 ft at 12:00 PM on 11/04. Flood stage is 26.0 ft.

The latest river stage near Georgetown is 24.18 ft at 12:00 PM on 11/04. Flood stage is 21.0 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

White River at Augusta and Georgetown, AR - 2009-11-03
Trinity River at Trinidad, TX - 2009-11-01

The latest river stage at Trinidad is 38.15ft at 4:00 PM on 11/02, down from its crest of 41.83 ft on 10/30. Flood stage is 33.0 ft.


This Landsat 5 TM image uses bands 7-5-2 as R-G-B.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Trinity River at Trinidad, TX - 2009-11-01
Flooding along the Red River, LA and Ouachita River, AR - 2009-10-18

This is an overview of the next six images that show the extent of flooding along the Red and Ouachita Rivers. Lake Bistineau is experiencing major flooding, while Dixie Inn, Bodcau Bayou and Thatcher Lock and Dam are undergoing moderate moderate flooding. Camden, Coushatta and Grand Ecore have minor flooding.

Flooding along the Red River, LA and Ouachita River, AR - 2009-10-18
Ouachita River at Camden, AR - 2009-10-18

The latest river stage at Camden is 34.63ft at 7:00 AM on 10/20. Flood stage is 26.0 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Ouachita River at Camden, AR - 2009-10-18
Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam near Calion, AR - 2009-10-18

The latest observed river stage is 90.5ft at 5:30 PM on 10/19. Flood stage is 79.0 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam near Calion, AR - 2009-10-18
Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn and Bodcau Bayou, LA - 2009-10-18

The latest stage at Dixie Inn is 22.2ft at 7:00 AM on 10/20. Flood stage is 14.0 ft.


The latest stage at Bodcau Bayou is 192.07ft at 6:00 AM on 10/20. Flood stage is 172.0 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Bayou Dorcheat at Dixie Inn and Bodcau Bayou, LA - 2009-10-18
Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau, LA - 2009-10-18

The latest stage at Lake Bistineau is 146.42ft at 4:00 AM on 10/20. Flood stage is 142.5 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Bayou Dorcheat at Lake Bistineau, LA - 2009-10-18
Red River at Coushatta, LA - 2009-10-18

The latest river stage at Coushatta is 32.41ft at 4:00 PM on 10/19. Flood stage is 31.0 ft.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Red River at Coushatta, LA - 2009-10-18
Mississippi River at Donaldsonville, LA - 2009-05-29

This image is from the Landsat 5 satellite. Just for comparison, a flood image of New Orleans two weeks after the levee breaks in 2005 follows.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Mississippi River at Donaldsonville, LA - 2009-05-29
Post-Katrina flooding in New Orleans, LA - 2005-09-07

This image shows the extent of flooding in New Orleans two weeks after the levee breaks from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This is shown in comparison to a more current image of Donaldsonville.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Post-Katrina flooding in New Orleans, LA - 2005-09-07
Flooding around Baton Rouge, LA - 2009-05-28

The river is cresting on the 29th at 40.51 ft, though not expected to drop before Monday, June 1. "The grounds of the older of LA State U become soggy... The City of Baton Rouge is protected by levees at this level." A larger georegistered image suitable importing into a GIS can be found here (6 MB).

Landsat scene: L71023039_03920090528

Flooding around Baton Rouge, LA - 2009-05-28
Zoomed in look at Baton Rouge, LA - 2009-05-28

The river is cresting on the 29th at 40.51 ft, though not expected to drop before Monday, June 1.

"The grounds of the older of LA State U become soggy... The City of Baton Rouge is protected by levees at this level."

Landsat scene: L71023039_03920090528

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Zoomed in look at Baton Rouge, LA - 2009-05-28
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, LA - 2009-05-28

The river is at 7 feet, the lower limit of Moderate Flooding. It is expected to remain at this level all week. The gauge reading is affected by ocean tides.

This scene is GIS-ready with the additional .jgw file.

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, LA - 2009-05-28


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