Amite River Basin at Ward Creek near Inniswold, LA

River level and flood forecast · East Baton Rouge Parish

Normal7.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 29.72 ft — April 11, 1995
  2. 26.48 ft — June 18, 1997
  3. 26.4 ft — June 12, 1994
  4. 26.36 ft — May 12, 2004
  5. 25.63 ft — September 24, 2005

Recent crests: 24.83 ft (August 12, 2016) · 12.79 ft (March 22, 2015) · 20.07 ft (September 3, 2011) · 22.26 ft (December 8, 2009) · 19.99 ft (March 27, 2009)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WCEL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.