Amite River Basin at North Branch Ward Creek at Westminster, LA

River level and flood forecast · East Baton Rouge Parish

Normal13.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

13.713.813.91414.114.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (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. 31.82 ft — April 29, 1962
  2. 31.46 ft — September 6, 1977
  3. 31.41 ft — September 10, 1965
  4. 30.79 ft — May 7, 1972
  5. 30.69 ft — May 3, 1978

Recent crests: 29.63 ft (August 12, 2016) · 23.91 ft (March 11, 2016) · 15.33 ft (March 22, 2015) · 29.9 ft (February 1, 1988) · 30 ft (November 11, 1986)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NBWL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.