Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice, LA

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftWIDESPREAD FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 55 STRUCTURES WILL BE IMPACTED BY FLOOD WATERS ALONG THIS REACH OF THE BAYOU. FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 190 CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WATER 4 TO 5 FEET OVER THE HIGHWAY. HIGHWAY 757 UPSTREAM OF THE GAUGE WILL HAVE 2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER COVERING IT. HIGHWAY 13 ON THE EVANGELINE PARISH SIDE OF THE BAYOU WILL BE COVERED WITH 3 TO 6 FEET OF WATER.
• 21 ftMAJOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH AN ESTIMATED 36 STRUCTURES AFFECTED BY FLOODING. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS ARE FLOODED NEAR THE BAYOU.
• 20.6 ftIT IS ESTIMATED THAT 30 STRUCTURES NEAR THE BAYOU WILL FLOOD WITH SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED NEAR THE BAYOU.
• 19.8 ftIT IS ESTIMATED THAT 18 STRUCTURES NEAR THE BAYOU WILL BE FLOODED.
• 16 ftMinor flooding begins along the bayou with a few structures right along the bayou threatened.

Highest crests on record

1. 22.37 ft — August 15, 2016
2. 22.36 ft — May 20, 1953
3. 21.77 ft — December 7, 1971
4. 21.4 ft — January 12, 2013
5. 21.21 ft — February 7, 1955

Recent crests: 18.68 ft (October 12, 2020) · 19.26 ft (June 8, 2019) · 16.97 ft (February 11, 2018) · 20.64 ft (May 4, 2017) · 22.37 ft (August 15, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamMermentau River at Mermentau, LA
• Bayou Mallet at HWY 91 north of Iota, LA
• Bayou Nezpique at Basile, LA
• Bayou Des Cannes west of Iota, LA
• Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Crowley, LA
• Bayou Plaquemine Brule at Estherwood, LA
• Calcasieu River near Oberlin, LA
• Calcasieu River near Kinder, LA