Bayou Lafourche (NE LA) above Alto, LA

River level and flood forecast · Ouachita Parish

Normal35.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

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.

Flood stages

Action stage56 ft
Record crest (March 14, 2016)65.48 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 65.48 ft — March 14, 2016
  2. 65.3 ft — May 9, 1991
  3. 63.8 ft — April 23, 1947
  4. 63.7 ft — January 5, 1983
  5. 62.62 ft — September 12, 2008

Recent crests: 65.48 ft (March 14, 2016) · 60.41 ft (January 18, 2013) · 61.72 ft (October 19, 2009) · 62.62 ft (September 12, 2008) · 61.49 ft (March 1, 2001)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BLFL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.