The deepest point of the Mississippi River is near Algiers Point in New Orleans. Depending on rainfall levels and water flow from upstream, it is around 200 feet deep. Algiers Point is across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter and Canal Street.
Psalm 148:7
Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps!
Praise the Lord, all sea monsters and deeps at Algiers Point! Praise the Lord, Mississippi River! From Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico, exalt the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted and supreme! Hallelujah!
During the Civil War, President Lincoln famously remarked, “See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key!”
The US Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District encompasses a 68,000 square mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana that holds nine watersheds and incorporates approximately 460 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees.
Our Father in heaven,
The men and women of the USACE Vicksburg District are waterway gatekeepers. We bless them.
In this year of the door, 2024, we ask that You come alongside them and grant them supernatural wisdom and knowledge. Help them to be vigilant and discerning, to know what to do in every situation they might encounter. If there are breaches in the Mississippi River defenses, reveal it to them, that the defenses may stand. We declare Your peace that passes understanding over the Mississippi River, in every dimension seen and unseen. Amen.
Oh Lord, hear our prayers.