| But one big exception is Davenport, Iowa, which has the dubious distinction of being the largest town on the upper Mississippi without a proper floodwall. |
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| The failure of the canal wall decimated a historic primarily African-American neighborhood of homeowners yet there is nothing to show for that beyond a repaired floodwall and empty lots. |
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| Mr. Prendergast suggested that aboveground floodwall panels, to be placed over station stairwells or sidewalk vents, were seen as a leading option to protect the system. |
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| It was built on the lot where the couple's previous home stood, before it was ruined when the floodwall along the 17th Street Canal a few blocks away broke and the water rose nearly to the top of the front door. |
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| Construction of a floodwall and rainwater pumping system at the airport's west end electrical substation and lighting vault. |
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| Stretching longer than a football field, the floodwall will be all that stands between downtown DC and inundation. |
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| Soldiers worked through the night to repair a floodwall that had burst, sending water gushing through the city. |
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| A series of murals along the floodwall, painted over the past 15 years by Robert Dafford and a team of artists, depict scenes from Paducah's history. |
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| At one pumping station, for which at least three separate agencies were responsible, a concrete floodwall connected to an earthen levee that was much lower. |
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| The storm pushed water over an 18-mile levee and put so much pressure on it that authorities planned to intentionally puncture the floodwall to relieve the strain. |
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| The storm surge created by Katrina was massive, the levees failed catastrophically, and officials had neglected floodwall maintenance for decades. |
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| And while Morgan City has a 6-meter floodwall that is expected to protect the town, workers have rushed sandbags into place and shored up levees just in case. |
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