Bayou Lafourche at Thibodaux, LA

River level and flood forecast · Lafourche Parish

Normal3.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

Flow: 201 cubic feet per second (USGS).

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. 9.8 ft — June 7, 2001
  2. 7.78 ft — August 30, 2012
  3. 7.66 ft — January 11, 2013
  4. 7.47 ft — September 4, 2011
  5. 7.06 ft — May 4, 2017

Recent crests: 7.06 ft (May 4, 2017) · 6.41 ft (August 13, 2016) · 5.83 ft (March 11, 2016) · 6.65 ft (October 26, 2015) · 6.29 ft (May 29, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TBLL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.