Barataria Bay and Waterway near Bayou Perot at Point Legard, LA
River level and flood forecast · Jefferson Parish
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Highest crests on record
- 8.88 ft — August 29, 2012
- 5.41 ft — September 3, 2011
- 5.04 ft — October 26, 2015
- 4.19 ft — July 7, 2010
- 3.99 ft — March 29, 2014
Recent crests: 5.04 ft (October 26, 2015) · 3.48 ft (June 15, 2015) · 3.99 ft (March 29, 2014) · 3.52 ft (May 30, 2013) · 8.88 ft (August 29, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Bay Dosgris near Galliano, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway 14 miles SSE of Lafitte, LA
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Lafourche at Larose, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Hackberry Bay near Grand Isle, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Naomi Diversion Canal near Naomi, LA
- Wilkinson Bay at Wilkinson Bayou Cutoff, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at 13NNE Grand Isle, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Lake Cataouatche at Whiskey Canal, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BPPL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.