Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Hwy 1 at Lockport, LA
River level and flood forecast · Lafourche Parish
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3 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
- 4.39 ft — September 14, 2008
- 4 ft — September 4, 2011
- 3.92 ft — September 25, 2005
- 3.79 ft — August 31, 2012
- 3.25 ft — May 2, 2016
Recent crests: 3.19 ft (May 4, 2017) · 3.25 ft (May 2, 2016) · 2.65 ft (May 26, 2015) · 2.58 ft (June 1, 2014) · 2.75 ft (May 10, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Bayou Lafourche at Lockport, LA
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport, LA
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Lafourche at Larose, LA
- Bayou Lafourche at Thibodaux, LA
- Mississippi River Delta Basin at Bayou Grand Caillou at Dulac, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion/Boutte, LA
- Barataria Bay and Waterway near Bayou Perot at Point Legard, 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 (LCCL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.