Rivers in Louisiana

Bayou Rouge near Palmetto

St. Landry County, LouisianaNWS BAPL1Lake Charles office

Below flood stage
17.52ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
26.00 ft
Record crest
27.55 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood27.00 ft
Minor flood26.00 ft
Action25.00 ft
  1. 29.00 ftVeazie Road flooded with homes inundated.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1July 19, 201927.55 ft
2December 16, 202225.92 ft
3January 31, 202325.57 ft
4April 26, 202125.33 ft
5January 28, 202425.04 ft
6October 11, 202024.79 ft
7December 29, 201824.69 ft
8May 8, 202524.13 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 8, 2025: 24.13 ft
  • January 28, 2024: 25.04 ft
  • January 31, 2023: 25.57 ft
  • December 16, 2022: 25.92 ft
  • April 26, 2021: 25.33 ft
  • October 11, 2020: 24.79 ft
  • July 19, 2019: 27.55 ft
  • December 29, 2018: 24.69 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

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