It is two feet lower than the levees it will connect to in New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish. This will allow water to spill over the control structure before it overtops these levees. See also Containerization U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies (New Orleans)#Legal issues in New Orleans Jefferson Seaway List of canals in the United States Notes External links Army Corps liable for Katrina damage, US court finds Christian Science Monitor November 19, 2009 Excerpt from The Control of Nature by John McPhee "Canal May Have Worsened City's Flooding", Washington Post, Wednesday, September 14, 2005 U.S. Waterborne Container Traffic by Port/Waterway in 2003 U.S. Seaports: At the Crossroads of the Global Economy Port of New Orleans Canals in New Orleans Canals in Saint Bernard Parish History of New Orleans Intracoastal Waterway Flood control in the New Orleans metropolitan area Canals opened in 1965 1965 establishments in Louisiana