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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.
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Forecasts for the Mississippi River at Red River Landing are issued routinely year-round.
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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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