Rivers in Louisiana

French Branch near Slidell

St. Tammany County, LouisianaNWS FBML1Slidell office

Below flood stage
2.76ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:53 AM CDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Record crest
5.66 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 13.00 ftSIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE GAGE.
  2. 10.00 ftROADWAYS AROUND THE GAGE ARE FLOODED AND HOMES ARE THREATENED BY RISING WATERS.
  3. 9.00 ftMINOR FLOODING DEVELOPS OVER ROADWAYS.
  4. 7.00 ftACTION STAGE.
  5. 6.00 ftBANKFULL.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 2016.

#DateStage
1March 11, 20165.66 ft
2August 12, 20165.27 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 12, 2016: 5.27 ft
  • March 11, 2016: 5.66 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

Sources

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