Amite River Basin at Bayou Manchac at Alligator Bayou near Kleinpeter, LA

River level and flood forecast · Ascension Parish

Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

22.533.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.13 ft — August 15, 2016
  2. 10.14 ft — June 5, 2001
  3. 10 ft — March 3, 1966
  4. 9.44 ft — December 23, 1961
  5. 9.43 ft — January 21, 2013

Recent crests: 15.13 ft (August 15, 2016) · 8.14 ft (March 22, 2016) · 9.43 ft (January 21, 2013) · 8.08 ft (September 3, 2012) · 5.74 ft (September 9, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ABKL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.