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Wikipedia: The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal (also known as MRGO, MR-GO or "Mr. Go") is a 76 mi (122 km) channel constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the mid-20th century that provided a shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans' inner harbor Industrial Canal via the Intracoastal Waterway. In 2005, the MR-GO channelled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the heart of Greater New Orleans, contributing significantly to the subsequent multiple engineering failures experienced by the region's hurricane protection network. In the aftermath the channel was closed.
![[Closure structure across MR]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MRGOClosurePhoto5_s.jpg "Closure structure across MR")
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![[The Industrial Canal at its junction with the Intracoastal Waterway, the access route for MR]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NOLAIndustrialCanalIntercoastal_s.jpg "The Industrial Canal at its junction with the Intracoastal Waterway, the access route for MR")
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![[Inscription on house in storm]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ChalmetteUseThisToFillMRGO_s.jpg "Inscription on house in storm")
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![[Tugboat and barge in MR-GO at Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SBMRGOBarge_s.jpg "Tugboat and barge in MR-GO at Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish")
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![[Intersection of MR]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IntracostalMRGOfromParisRd_s.jpg "Intersection of MR")
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![[The Mississippi River]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MRGO_outlet_on_Lake_Borgne_s.jpg "The Mississippi River")
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