Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at IHNC Surge Barrier East/West near Michoud, LA
River level and flood forecast · Orleans Parish
Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
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
- 12.37 ft — August 29, 2012
- 4.55 ft — June 21, 2017
- 3.87 ft — October 26, 2015
- 3.61 ft — April 17, 2016
Recent crests: 4.55 ft (June 21, 2017) · 3.61 ft (April 17, 2016) · 3.87 ft (October 26, 2015) · 12.37 ft (August 29, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Inner Harbor Navigational Canal near Seabrook Bridge, LA
- Breton Sound Basin at Caernarvon Outfall Channel near Caernarvon, LA
- Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, LA
- Lake Pontchartrain 8 miles ESE of Slidell at Rigolets on U S Hwy 90, LA
- Breton Sound Basin at Reggio Canal near Wills Point, LA
- Lake Pontchartrain at Mid-Lake, LA
- Bayou Liberty near Slidell, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Lake Cataouatche at Whiskey Canal, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SBEL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.