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Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center.
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Amite River at Denham Springs Probabalistic Stage Forecast Graph
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Forecasts for the Amite River at Denham Springs are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:39
Moderate Flood Stage:35
Flood Stage:29
Action Stage:26

Historical Crests
(1) 41.50 ft on 04/08/1983
(2) 41.08 ft on 04/23/1977
(3) 39.88 ft on 01/27/1990
(4) 39.27 ft on 03/15/1921
(5) 38.34 ft on 06/09/2001
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Low Water Records
(1) 8.43 ft on 11/18/1938
(2) 9.30 ft on 10/31/2000
(3) 9.41 ft on 10/21/1972
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41.5 THE RIVER WILL REACH THE RECORD FLOOD OF APRIL 1983. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF THE AREA BETWEEN RANGE AVENUE IN DENHAM SPRINGS WEST TO AIRLINE HIGHWAY IN BATON ROUGE IS EXPECTED
39 WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN SUBDIVISIONS ALONG TIGER BEND ROAD...ANTIOCH ROAD...ELIOT ROAD...AND IN WOODCREST AND STEVENDALE ESTATES IN OLD JEFFERSON
35 THERE WILL BE MODERATE FLOODING OF AREAS AROUND CLAY CUT BAYOU...JONES CREEK...AND HONEY CUT BAYOU. IN DENHAM SPRINGS THE AREA WEST OF FLORIDA AVENUE WILL BE SUBJECT TO FLOODING
30 FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERNMOST PARTS OF DENHAM SPRINGS. RIVER ROAD AT THE FOOT OF BENTON LANE WILL FLOOD
29 FLOODING WILL BEGIN IN THE WESTERNMOST PARTS OF DENHAM SPRINGS

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