Rivers in Louisiana

Bess Branch at Alligator Park

Calcasieu Parish, LouisianaNWS CSSL1Lake Charles office

Below flood stage
10.51ftStage

Observed Fri, Oct 2, 10:05 AM CDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Record crest
23.74 ft2020

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action18.00 ft

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2020.

#DateStage
1April 29, 202023.74 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 29, 2020: 23.74 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf 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.