Tickfaw River at Holden, LA
River level and flood forecast · Livingston Parish
The river is 14.4 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.6 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 100 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:06 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (August 13, 2016) | 22.16 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22.16 ftFlood of Record occurred on August 13, 2016. Water will inundate Highway 190 bridge. The bridge will be in danger of structural damage as debris is carried downstream in strong, swift current. Access roads will be impassable. Evacuations will be necessary. Interstate 12 will be flooded.
- 21 ftMany secondary roads will be under water and closed due to high water.
- 20 ftProperty in low areas along the river from Interstate 12 north to Parish Road 1036 will flood.
- 15 ftWooded areas in the vicinity of the Highway 190 bridge will be inundated.
- 12 ftTickfaw State Park, located downstream of the Holden gage, will close.
- 11 ftFlooding will expand downstream in the Tickfaw State Park. All campgrounds will close.
- 9 ftAreas downstream in the Tickfaw State Park will begin to flood, primarily in the Tent Area.
Highest crests on record
- 22.16 ft — August 13, 2016
- 21.04 ft — April 7, 1983
- 20.37 ft — May 23, 1974
- 20.23 ft — March 13, 2016
- 20.18 ft — April 22, 1977
Recent crests: 15.78 ft (August 27, 2022) · 17.16 ft (September 19, 2021) · 18.82 ft (September 2, 2021) · 16.25 ft (April 17, 2021) · 15.33 ft (May 12, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTickfaw River at Montpelier, LA
- Natalbany River at Baptist, LA
- Amite River at Hwy 22 near Maurepas, LA
- Amite River at Port Vincent, LA
- Tangipahoa River near Tickfaw, LA
- Amite River Basin at Henderson Bayou Pump Station, LA
- Amite River at French Settlement, LA
- Amite River Basin at Bayou Manchac near Little Prairie, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HOLL1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.