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Mississippi River at Red River Landing Stage (ft)Observed: 35.63 ft at 2:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.63 ft at 3:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.62 ft at 4:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.63 ft at 5:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.66 ft at 6:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 7:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 8:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 9:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 11:00AM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 12:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 1:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 2:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 3:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 4:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 5:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 6:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 7:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 9:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 10:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 11:00PM Mar 12, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 12:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 1:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 2:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 3:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 4:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 5:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 6:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 7:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 8:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.76 ft at 9:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 10:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.76 ft at 11:00AM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 12:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 1:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 2:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 3:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 4:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 5:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 6:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 7:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 8:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 9:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 10:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 11:00PM Mar 13, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 12:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 1:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 2:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 3:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 4:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 5:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.83 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.84 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.81 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.79 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.76 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.74 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.69 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.69 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.69 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.64 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.67 ft at 9:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 10:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.69 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.72 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.67 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.66 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.69 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.68 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.67 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.71 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.73 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.75 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.76 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.78 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.77 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.8 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.82 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.81 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.84 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.85 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.87 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.9 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.9 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.94 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.97 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 35.99 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 36.01 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 36.04 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 36.06 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2024Observed: 36.09 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.09 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.16 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.21 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.21 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.26 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.28 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.29 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.35 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.44 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.46 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.65 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.67 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.72 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.8 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.86 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.87 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.92 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 36.96 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.03 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.1 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.17 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.25 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.31 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 37.37 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.43 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.51 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.55 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.62 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.71 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.78 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.84 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 37.92 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.01 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.06 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.14 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.18 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.24 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.25 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.32 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.36 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.42 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.47 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.55 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.56 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.63 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.68 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 38.72 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 38.76 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 39.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 39.7 ft 1:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 39.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 40.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 40.3 ft 7:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 40.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 40.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 40.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 40.6 ft 7:00AM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 40.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 40.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2024Forecast: 40.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 40.7 ft 7:00AM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 40.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 40.8 ft 7:00PM Mar 22, 2024Forecast: 40.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 40.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 40.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 40.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Forecast: 41 ft 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 41 ft 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 41 ft 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 41.1 ft 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Forecast: 41.1 ft 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 41.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 41.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 41.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Forecast: 41.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Forecast: 41.3 ft 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Highest Forecast: 41.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Forecast: 41.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Highest Forecast: 41.4 ft 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Forecast: 41.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Forecast: 41.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 41.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Forecast: 41.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 41 ft 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 40.9 ft 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 40.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 40.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 40.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 40.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 40.1 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 39.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 39.8 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 39.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 39.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 39.4 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 39.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 39.1 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 38.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 38.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 38.6 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 38.5 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 38.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 38.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2024RRLL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:39AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:53AM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 38.76 ft at 12:00 AM CDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 48 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 64
Moderate Flood Stage: 55
Flood Stage: 48
Action Stage: 40
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 63.39 ft on 05/18/2011
(2) 61.94 ft on 03/19/2019
(3) 61.61 ft on 03/24/1997
(4) 61.42 ft on 04/16/2020
(5) 61.22 ft on 03/19/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 52.74 ft on 03/23/2022
(2) 49.37 ft on 05/18/2021
(3) 55.92 ft on 04/15/2021
(4) 61.42 ft on 04/16/2020
(5) 61.94 ft on 03/19/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.89 ft on 11/14/1895
(2) 3.24 ft on 11/12/1894
(3) 3.49 ft on 12/15/1872
(4) 3.84 ft on 11/03/1897
(5) 3.95 ft on 11/25/1887
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68 The main acreage and some buildings may be flooded at the Angola State Penitentiary as the water reaches the top of the inner levee. The west bank levee will be topped and the town of Lettsworth will be flooded.
64 Major flooding is in progress. Angola Landing will remain under water and ferry service will be terminated. All river islands, recreational camps, and river bottom farm land will be under water.
63.39 Flood of Record occurred on May 18, 2011.
62 Angola Landing will remain under water and all ferry service will be terminated. All river islands along the reach from Red River Landing to Baton Rouge will remain inundated with recreational camps and river bottom farm land under water.
61.61 Flood of March 24, 1997.
59 The east bank levee will be topped and the prison farm land between the two levees will be inundated. Angola Landing will be under water closing the ferry there. All river islands along the reach from Red River Landing to Baton Rouge will remain inundated with recreational camps and river bottom farm land under water.
58 Angola farmland on the left bank becomes inundated.
54 All river islands along the reach from Red River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps and river bottom land will be under water. Water approaches Angola farm land.
51 All river islands along the reach from Red River Landing to Baton Rouge will be inundated. Recreational camps and river bottom farm land will be under water.
48 Access roads will be inundated and evacuation of all river islands must be complete. Protection of people and property in the river bottom land on the river side of the levees must be complete.
46 River traffic will become dangerous. A levee crevasse would flood adjacent farm land. Significant flooding of Raccourci Island will continue and evacuation of the island is recommended.
45 Between the 40 and 45 foot stage flooding of Raccourci Island becomes significant. At the 45 foot stage evacuation of the island is recommended.
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Latitude: 30.960833° N, Longitude: 91.664444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 48 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 0 ft 48 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
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