Bayou Lafourche below Donaldsonville, LA
River level and flood forecast · Ascension Parish
Normal6.9 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
Flow: 339 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.
Highest crests on record
- 12.55 ft — May 28, 2014
- 12.07 ft — December 8, 2009
- 11.85 ft — June 11, 2001
- 11.12 ft — August 13, 2016
- 10.97 ft — September 4, 2011
Recent crests: 9.82 ft (May 4, 2017) · 11.12 ft (August 13, 2016) · 9.9 ft (October 25, 2015) · 12.55 ft (May 28, 2014) · 10.35 ft (January 9, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Amite River Basin at Panama Canal at Hwy 44 near Gonzales, LA
- Amite River Basin at Bayou Conway near Sorrento, LA
- Bayou Lafourche above Napoleonville, LA
- Amite River Basin at Bayou Francois at Hwy 61 near Gonzales, LA
- Amite River Basin at Grand Goudine on Hwy 934 near Duplessis, LA
- Amite River Basin at Black Bayou near Gonzales, LA
- Amite River Basin at Black Bayou at H 621 near Praireville, LA
- New River (SE LA) near Sorrento, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BFFL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.