Bayou Lafourche at Lockport, LA
River level and flood forecast · Lafourche Parish
Normal5.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 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
- 7.03 ft — September 14, 2008
- 6.92 ft — August 31, 2012
- 6.68 ft — September 4, 2011
- 6.43 ft — May 4, 2017
- 6.42 ft — May 3, 2016
Recent crests: 6.43 ft (May 4, 2017) · 6.42 ft (May 3, 2016) · 6.05 ft (April 14, 2015) · 5.85 ft (June 1, 2014) · 5.88 ft (May 10, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Hwy 1 at Lockport, LA
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport, LA
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Lafourche at Larose, LA
- Bayou Lafourche at Thibodaux, LA
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Bayou Grand Caillou at Dulac, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion/Boutte, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway near Bayou Perot at Point Legard, 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 (LBLL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.