Amite River Basin at Ward Creek at Government St., LA

River level and flood forecast · East Baton Rouge Parish

Normal31.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

31.431.531.631.731.8TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (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. 45.28 ft — September 26, 1957
  2. 43.45 ft — May 4, 2007
  3. 42.88 ft — August 12, 2016
  4. 41.95 ft — August 24, 2006
  5. 41.34 ft — November 17, 2014

Recent crests: 42.88 ft (August 12, 2016) · 39.2 ft (March 11, 2016) · 40.88 ft (October 26, 2015) · 33.74 ft (March 22, 2015) · 41.34 ft (November 17, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WBRL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.