Bundick Creek near DeRidder, LA

River level and flood forecast · Beauregard Parish

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 17.8 ft below flood stage (20 ft).

Flow: 12 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-50510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 16 ftFlood 20 ftModerate 21.5 ftMajor 22.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage22.5 ft
Moderate flood stage21.5 ft
Flood stage20 ft
Action stage16 ft
Record crest (March 25, 1973)21.71 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 26 ftWATER IS FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 126 WITH SEVERAL HOMES FLOODED BETWEEN DERIDDER AND THE CREEK.
  • 25 ftWATER BEGINS TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY 126.
  • 24.5 ft4-5 HOUSES FLOODED ON THE WEST BANK UPSTREAM OF GUAGE. CREEK IS ABOUT ONE HALF FOOT BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE. (STAGE READING 24.3 FT)
  • 23 ftSEVERAL HOMES ARE FLOODED ALONG HIGHWAY 126 BETWEEN THE CREEK AND DERIDDER.
  • 22 ftFLOODING OF A FEW RESIDENCES NEAR THE CREEK.
  • 21 ftWater is over HWY 1146 at Bundick Creek
  • 20 ftWATER BEGINS TO SURROUND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NEAR THE CREEK.
  • 17 ftCONSIDERABLE LOW LAND FLOODING. WATER ALSO APPROACHES RESIDENTIAL AREAS CLOSEST TO THE CREEK.

Highest crests on record

  1. 21.71 ft — March 25, 1973
  2. 20.79 ft — November 12, 1966
  3. 20.6 ft — October 11, 2020
  4. 20.36 ft — February 11, 1966
  5. 20.11 ft — September 21, 1958

Recent crests: 20.6 ft (October 11, 2020) · 18.77 ft (May 1, 1975) · 18.42 ft (January 20, 1974) · 21.71 ft (March 25, 1973) · 19.15 ft (December 6, 1971)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BUNL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.