Mississippi River Delta Basin at Company Canal at Salt Barrier near Lockport, LA

River level and flood forecast · Lafourche Parish

Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

2.62.833.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 4.97 ft — September 14, 2008
  2. 4.48 ft — September 4, 2011
  3. 4.44 ft — September 25, 2005
  4. 4.15 ft — August 31, 2012
  5. 3.87 ft — October 27, 2015

Recent crests: 3.53 ft (May 4, 2017) · 3.6 ft (May 2, 2016) · 3.87 ft (October 27, 2015) · 3.13 ft (September 22, 2013) · 4.15 ft (August 31, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CCLL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.