Rivers in Louisiana

Black River at Jonesville L&D

Catahoula Parish, LouisianaNWS JNEL1Jackson office

Below flood stage
34.96ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 7:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
50.00 ft
Forecast crest
34.90 ftMon, Sep 28, 1:00 AM CDT
Record crest
64.50 ft1927

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood60.00 ft
Moderate flood52.00 ft
Minor flood50.00 ft
Action49.00 ft
  1. 67.09 ftThe Little River Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  2. 66.00 ftThe second floor of the control house at Jonesville Lock and Dam is flooded.
  3. 61.10 ftJonesville Landing Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  4. 61.00 ftThe Harrisonburg Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  5. 59.00 ftThe Clayton Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  6. 58.00 ftThe Jonesville Lock and Dam Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  7. 52.70 ftThe Fort Necessity Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  8. 52.00 ftBackwater flooding on right bank threatens residences.
  9. 51.40 ftThe Columbia Recreation Area is inaccessible.
  10. 50.00 ftHighway 124 south near the town of Larto starts to flood. Backwater flooding begins in unprotected areas on right bank.
  11. 42.00 ftWater begins to top the lock.
  12. 40.00 ftAccess Road to lock begins to flood on the riverside of levee.
  13. 39.50 ftLocking operations ceases at the lock and dam.

Crest history

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1927.

#DateStage
1May 3, 192764.50 ft
2May 17, 197359.65 ft
3May 14, 199155.30 ft
4May 16, 197555.01 ft
5May 22, 201954.50 ft
6March 22, 201653.70 ft
7February 6, 197453.60 ft
8April 26, 201953.60 ft
9April 29, 197953.50 ft
10January 9, 198353.50 ft
11May 30, 198352.90 ft
12March 19, 201852.80 ft
13March 18, 201652.07 ft
14April 23, 201951.30 ft
15March 15, 200151.30 ft
16March 22, 199751.20 ft
17February 29, 202050.90 ft
18April 26, 202050.80 ft
19March 17, 201950.40 ft
20June 11, 199050.30 ft
21January 24, 201649.60 ft
22January 15, 201949.09 ft
23May 26, 201148.75 ft
24February 10, 199948.70 ft
25June 26, 197448.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 26, 2020: 50.80 ft
  • February 29, 2020: 50.90 ft
  • May 22, 2019: 54.50 ft
  • April 26, 2019: 53.60 ft
  • April 23, 2019: 51.30 ft
  • March 17, 2019: 50.40 ft
  • January 15, 2019: 49.09 ft
  • March 19, 2018: 52.80 ft
  • March 22, 2016: 53.70 ft
  • March 18, 2016: 52.07 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.