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Tchefuncte River near Covington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2013Highest Observation: 11.39 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2013Observed: 11.25 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.19 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.17 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.16 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.16 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.15 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.15 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.15 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.14 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.14 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.13 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.13 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.1 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.1 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.07 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.07 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.07 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.06 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.06 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.03 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.03 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.03 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.02 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.02 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 11 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.99 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.99 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.99 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.98 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.98 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.98 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.97 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.97 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.96 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.96 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.96 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.95 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.95 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.95 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.94 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.94 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.94 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.94 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.93 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.93 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.93 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.92 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.92 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.92 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.91 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.89 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.88 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.88 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.87 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.87 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.87 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.86 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.86 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.85 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.84 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.83 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.83 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.82 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.82 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.82 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.81 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.78 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.77 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.76 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.76 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.75 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.75 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.75 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.74 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.73 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.72 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.71 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.7 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.7 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.69 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.69 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.68 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.67 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.66 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.65 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.64 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.63 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.58 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.57 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 10.56 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.5 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 10.5 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 10.3 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCUSL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:54PM May 18, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 8:57AM May 18)Latest observed value: 10.56 ft at 4:30 PM CDT 18-May-2013. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tchefuncte River near Covington are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:28
Moderate Flood Stage:25
Flood Stage:20
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 32.00 ft on 02/03/1988
(2) 31.25 ft on 02/28/1987
(3) 28.70 ft on 01/21/1993
(4) 27.34 ft on 07/01/2003
(5) 27.20 ft on 05/11/1995
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Low Water Records
(1) 8.00 ft on 10/10/1997
(2) 8.80 ft on 10/31/2000
(3) 9.00 ft on 07/30/2000
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28.5 LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 21 CLOSED...WATER WILL BE OVER THE ROADWAY SURFACE OF THE BRIDGE. FLOWERS ESTATES WILL BE INUNDATED. A FEW HOMES NOT ELEVATED WILL FLOOD. HOMES ALONG OLD LANDING AND RIVERBEND LANE WILL FLOOD. HOMES NEAR HIGHWAY 1077 AND IN THE TANTELLA RANCH ROAD AREA WILL FLOOD.
28 FLOWERS ESTATES WILL BE INUNDATED. A FEW HOMES NOT ELEVATED WILL FLOOD. HOMES ALONG OLD LANDING AND RIVERBEND LANE WILL FLOOD. HOMES NEAR HIGHWAY 1077 AND IN THE TANTELLA RANCH ROAD AREA WILL FLOOD.
26 THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO CAMP TCHEFUNCTE WILL FLOOD. THE CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE INACCESSIBLE BY AUTO AND EVACUATION OF THE CAMPGROUND AREA IS ADVISED. HOMES BETWEEN TANTELLA RANCH ROAD AND THE RIVER AS WELL AS HOMES ON TRINCHARD ROAD AND LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 1077 WILL BE THREATENED.
22 TCHEFUNCTE CAMP GROUNDS WILL BE UNDER A FEW INCHES OF WATER. THE GOODBEE COMMUMUNITY IS THREATENED WITH FLOODING. WATER WILL INVADE CAMP TCHEFUNCTE'S PARKING LOT. VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
20 WATER WILL INVADE CAMP TCHEFUNCTE'S PARKING LOT. VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
18 THE CAMP TCHEFUNCTE SOFTBALL FIELD WILL BE UNDER WATER. THE CAMP PARKING LOT IS THREATENED WITH FLOODING AND VEHICLES ARE ADVISED TO BE MOVED IF HIGHER RIVER STAGES ARE ANTICIPATED.
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Latitude: 30.494444° N, Longitude: 90.169444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 0 ft 20 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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