Flood toy for New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans flood toy and water map

Use this New Orleans, Louisiana flood toy to inspect Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River bend, and low-elevation neighborhoods across metro New Orleans. The page opens directly on New Orleans instead of making you pan from the national view.

What you can do

• Open a New Orleans-centered map instead of manually panning across the U.S.
• Watch animated water fill low ground around Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River bend, and low-elevation neighborhoods across metro New Orleans.
• Start with a 3.0m setup, then adjust the slider for milder or more extreme water levels.
• Copy a permalink for the exact New Orleans scenario you want to share.

How to use it

1. Start with the default New Orleans map view and pan toward the shoreline, river, or neighborhood you care about.
2. Use the slider to raise the water and compare milder or more extreme scenarios.
3. Click a specific point on the map for a location-based risk sample, then copy the permalink if you want the same view later.

Model notes

In and around New Orleans, levees, water bodies, and very flat terrain make relative elevation differences especially important. FloodMap USA is a screening tool for exploration and comparison, not a substitute for surveys, FEMA products, insurance decisions, or emergency instructions.