In the more affluent Lakeview, a middle- and upper-class district with about 35,000 residents, the 17th Street Canal gave way.

Late yesterday afternoon, state officials said that another crucial levee, on the 17th Street Canal, had also been patched up.

There were also indications that substandard concrete may have been used at the 17th Street Canal.

Sheet piling blocks water flow into the 17th Street Canal, making closure of the breach not relevant to city flooding.

As the helicopter rose above the city, Thornton asked the pilot to fly over the 17th Street Canal.

Plans were made to begin levee work, including the placement of 3,000 pound sand bags on the 17 Street Canal.

The Corps released two contracts to close the breach in the 17th Street Canal.

By September 6, 2005, the pump stations began to get online on 17th Street Canal.

Three pumps were operating at the 17th Street Canal, discharging water at around 2,250 cubic feet per second (64 m3/s).

Two days later, he made his first ground visit, meeting with the governor and the mayor and stopping at the 17th Street Canal breach.