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In 2008, Hurricane Ike pushed a wall of water to within just one foot of overtopping this Port Arthur levee. U.S. Army Corps and Jefferson County Drainage District engineers stood atop that same levee Tuesday to evaluate improvements planned under the Port Arthur Project.
Port Arthur represents roughly 1.3 million barrels per day of refining capacity – about 7% of the nation's total – including the largest U.S. oil refinery. Protecting Port Arthur from coastal storm surge helps protect not only several Southeast Texas communities, but a nationally significant concentration of America's energy infrastructure.
Learn more at the Port Arthur Project website: https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/S2G/PortArthur/
| Date Taken: | 08.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2026 15:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9893612 |
| VIRIN: | 260825-O-QH057-3037 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 5.29 MB |
| Location: | PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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