Amite River Basin at Dawson Creek near Baton Rouge, LA

River level and flood forecast · East Baton Rouge Parish

Normal6.6 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

6.46.56.66.76.8TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (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. 22.79 ft — June 7, 2001
  2. 20.58 ft — May 12, 2004
  3. 20.25 ft — June 18, 1997
  4. 20.16 ft — December 30, 2006
  5. 20.06 ft — August 15, 2016

Recent crests: 20.06 ft (August 15, 2016) · 19.09 ft (March 11, 2016) · 6.46 ft (March 25, 2015) · 20.02 ft (January 9, 2013) · 19.69 ft (August 20, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DCBL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.