Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, LA
River level and flood forecast · Evangeline Parish
Normal5.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 13.7 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Flow: 63 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (May 18, 1953) | 26.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftFLOODING OF BLOOD BEN AND LONE PINE ROADS NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF LONE PINE CAN BE EXPECTED. FLOODING OF BAYOU TOREAU ROAD NEAR CENTERVILLE WILL OCCUR. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF FARM LAND WILL OCCUR NEAR THE GAUGE WITH THE ROAD TO COCODRIE LAKE DAM FLOODED.
Highest crests on record
- 26.72 ft — May 18, 1953
- 24.17 ft — October 11, 2020
- 23.28 ft — December 28, 1982
- 22.63 ft — October 31, 1985
- 22.09 ft — April 12, 1995
Recent crests: 24.17 ft (October 11, 2020) · 19.76 ft (May 6, 2017) · 19.96 ft (January 13, 2013) · 20.34 ft (February 6, 2012) · 15.76 ft (February 7, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Calcasieu River near Glenmora, LA
- Calcasieu River near Oakdale, LA
- Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch. at Moreauville, LA
- Little River at Boggy Bayou Road, LA
- Bayou Des Glaises Diversion Ch near Moreauville, LA
- Bayou Courtableau at Washington, LA
- Atchafalaya River at Simmesport, LA
- Calcasieu River near Oberlin, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLWL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.