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
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 16 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
- 21.71 ft — March 25, 1973
- 20.79 ft — November 12, 1966
- 20.6 ft — October 11, 2020
- 20.36 ft — February 11, 1966
- 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.