▁Pont chart rain ▁and ▁surrounding ▁urban ▁areas , ▁including ▁neighborhood s ▁Meta irie ▁and ▁Gent illy . ▁The ▁increasing ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁flo od ▁also ▁caused ▁another ▁nearby ▁le vee ▁to ▁break . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁dev ast ation ▁to ▁the ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁area ▁was ▁great , ▁its ▁e colog ical ▁impact s ▁were ▁somewhat ▁benef icial . ▁By ▁diver ting ▁river ▁water ▁and ▁sed iment , ▁the ▁cre vas se ▁saved ▁a ▁greater ▁portion ▁of ▁land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁total ▁flo oding ▁and ▁land ▁er os ion . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁cre vas se ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁buffer ▁for ▁wet land ▁er os ion . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁benefits , ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁commission ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁artificial ▁cre vas se ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁period ically ▁opened ▁to ▁d rain ▁excess ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁le vee ▁was ▁not ▁restored ▁at ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁Sp ill way . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 1 ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁Category : F lo ods ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁Category : 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Category : 1 8 7 1 ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Dream s ▁of ▁Fire f lies ▁( On ▁a ▁Christmas ▁Night ) ▁is ▁an ▁EP ▁by ▁the ▁rock ▁band ▁Trans - S iber ian ▁Orchestra .