Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Last updated: Jul 21, 2025, 12:54 AM UTC

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United States Geological Survey
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CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 28 ft

Moderate Flooding 25 ft

Minor Flooding 20 ft

Action 17 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	28 ft
	Moderate Flooding	25 ft
	Minor Flooding	20 ft
	Action	17 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

28 - The community of Butte La Rose will be flooded. Several homes will sustain major damage. Although the project levee height is 33 feet, back water flooding will impact the community and evacuation is strongly recommended.
27 - Industrial operations will be curtailed. A few homes near the river will flood. River traffic negotiating sharp turns will remain difficult.
26 - The walkway to the river gauge will be under water and the gage will be inaccessible. Industrial storage areas near the river will flood. Unsecured material and equipment on property near the river will float off or become damaged. River traffic negotiating sharp turns will become difficult.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	30.2814, -91.6867
RFC	LMRFC
State	LA
WFO	LCH
County	St. Martin
Data Provider(s)
United States Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	07381515
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	19.33 ft	on 05-07-2025
2.	15.95 ft	on 05-31-2022
3.	18.12 ft	on 04-16-2021
4.	20.05 ft	on 04-13-2020
5.	20.84 ft	on 03-15-2019

Historic Crests

1.	27.28 ft	on 05-23-1973
2.	27.00 ft	on 03-03-1950
3.	26.60 ft	on 06-02-1961
4.	26.40 ft	on 06-11-1957
5.	26.40 ft	on 04-29-1962

Vertical Datum Table

type	NGVD29
major Flooding	28.00 ft
moderate Flooding	25.00 ft
minor Flooding	20.00 ft
action	17.00 ft
Latest Value	9.38 ft
Gauge Zero	0.00 ft

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1.	19.33 ft	on 05-07-2025
2.	15.95 ft	on 05-31-2022
3.	18.12 ft	on 04-16-2021
4.	20.05 ft	on 04-13-2020
5.	20.84 ft	on 03-15-2019
6.	20.70 ft	on 03-20-2018
7.	19.29 ft	on 05-30-2017
8.	20.71 ft	on 01-22-2016
9.	3.10 ft	on 10-10-2013
10.	16.34 ft	on 05-22-2013
11.	14.50 ft	on 01-02-2012
12.	23.15 ft	on 05-26-2011
13.	17.16 ft	on 02-16-2010
14.	18.90 ft	on 05-28-2009
15.	20.01 ft	on 04-28-2008
16.	16.08 ft	on 01-28-2007
17.	11.71 ft	on 03-30-2006
18.	18.94 ft	on 02-02-2005
19.	16.05 ft	on 12-23-2004
20.	17.38 ft	on 03-12-2003
21.	17.68 ft	on 04-16-2002
22.	17.70 ft	on 04-15-2002
23.	18.03 ft	on 03-12-2001
24.	15.03 ft	on 03-03-2001
25.	11.80 ft	on 04-20-2000
26.	11.96 ft	on 04-17-2000
27.	18.16 ft	on 02-19-1999
28.	17.30 ft	on 05-18-1998
29.	17.39 ft	on 05-17-1998
30.	20.68 ft	on 03-29-1997
31.	20.60 ft	on 03-27-1997
32.	16.68 ft	on 06-10-1996
33.	19.24 ft	on 06-18-1995
34.	18.85 ft	on 05-11-1994
35.	18.71 ft	on 04-27-1993
36.	14.65 ft	on 12-31-1992
37.	19.92 ft	on 01-26-1991
38.	19.18 ft	on 06-12-1990
39.	18.43 ft	on 03-12-1989
40.	16.60 ft	on 01-11-1988
41.	16.38 ft	on 03-18-1987
42.	16.01 ft	on 12-20-1986
43.	19.64 ft	on 03-21-1985
44.	20.33 ft	on 05-30-1984
45.	22.82 ft	on 06-02-1983
46.	20.23 ft	on 12-28-1982
47.	14.80 ft	on 06-16-1981
48.	19.85 ft	on 04-16-1980
49.	22.87 ft	on 04-29-1979
50.	18.48 ft	on 04-11-1978
51.	16.75 ft	on 04-24-1977
52.	16.75 ft	on 04-23-1977
53.	18.16 ft	on 03-18-1976
54.	25.35 ft	on 04-19-1975
55.	22.81 ft	on 02-16-1974
56.	27.28 ft	on 05-23-1973
57.	20.83 ft	on 12-31-1972
58.	19.91 ft	on 03-19-1971
59.	21.74 ft	on 05-20-1970
60.	22.65 ft	on 02-23-1969
61.	22.48 ft	on 04-19-1968
62.	20.67 ft	on 06-04-1967
63.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1966
64.	23.83 ft	on 04-23-1965
65.	22.92 ft	on 04-03-1964
66.	24.70 ft	on 04-07-1963
67.	26.40 ft	on 04-29-1962
68.	26.60 ft	on 06-02-1961
69.	24.20 ft	on 04-25-1960
70.	23.40 ft	on 03-03-1959
71.	26.20 ft	on 05-22-1958
72.	26.40 ft	on 06-11-1957
73.	25.10 ft	on 03-04-1956
74.	25.90 ft	on 04-13-1955
75.	21.10 ft	on 05-17-1954
76.	25.60 ft	on 05-28-1953
77.	25.50 ft	on 04-16-1952
78.	25.30 ft	on 03-11-1951
79.	27.00 ft	on 03-03-1950
80.	25.80 ft	on 02-25-1949
81.	24.30 ft	on 04-20-1948
82.	23.70 ft	on 05-06-1947
83.	23.80 ft	on 01-30-1946
84.	25.70 ft	on 04-28-1945
85.	23.60 ft	on 05-23-1944
86.	22.50 ft	on 06-15-1943
87.	21.70 ft	on 04-29-1942
88.	19.73 ft	on 11-14-1941
89.	20.80 ft	on 05-11-1940
90.	21.90 ft	on 04-04-1939
91.	21.60 ft	on 04-30-1938
92.	22.70 ft	on 03-07-1937
93.	19.67 ft	on 05-06-1936
94.	20.97 ft	on 07-13-1935
95.	18.80 ft	on 04-15-1934
96.	20.52 ft	on 05-06-1933
97.	21.30 ft	on 03-05-1932
98.	18.70 ft	on 12-31-1931
99.	19.10 ft	on 02-04-1930
100.	18.90 ft	on 04-03-1929
101.	17.80 ft	on 07-18-1928
102.	21.40 ft	on 07-15-1927

1.	27.28 ft	on 05-23-1973
2.	27.00 ft	on 03-03-1950
3.	26.60 ft	on 06-02-1961
4.	26.40 ft	on 06-11-1957
5.	26.40 ft	on 04-29-1962
6.	26.20 ft	on 05-22-1958
7.	25.90 ft	on 04-13-1955
8.	25.80 ft	on 02-25-1949
9.	25.70 ft	on 04-28-1945
10.	25.60 ft	on 05-28-1953
11.	25.50 ft	on 04-16-1952
12.	25.35 ft	on 04-19-1975
13.	25.30 ft	on 03-11-1951
14.	25.10 ft	on 03-04-1956
15.	24.70 ft	on 04-07-1963
16.	24.30 ft	on 04-20-1948
17.	24.20 ft	on 04-25-1960
18.	23.83 ft	on 04-23-1965
19.	23.80 ft	on 01-30-1946
20.	23.70 ft	on 05-06-1947
21.	23.60 ft	on 05-23-1944
22.	23.40 ft	on 03-03-1959
23.	23.15 ft	on 05-26-2011
24.	22.92 ft	on 04-03-1964
25.	22.87 ft	on 04-29-1979
26.	22.82 ft	on 06-02-1983
27.	22.81 ft	on 02-16-1974
28.	22.70 ft	on 03-07-1937
29.	22.70 ft	on 05-16-1966
30.	22.65 ft	on 02-23-1969
31.	22.50 ft	on 06-15-1943
32.	22.48 ft	on 04-19-1968
33.	21.90 ft	on 04-04-1939
34.	21.74 ft	on 05-20-1970
35.	21.70 ft	on 04-29-1942
36.	21.60 ft	on 04-30-1938
37.	21.40 ft	on 07-15-1927
38.	21.30 ft	on 03-05-1932
39.	21.10 ft	on 05-17-1954
40.	20.97 ft	on 07-13-1935
41.	20.84 ft	on 03-15-2019
42.	20.83 ft	on 12-31-1972
43.	20.80 ft	on 05-11-1940
44.	20.71 ft	on 01-22-2016
45.	20.70 ft	on 03-20-2018
46.	20.68 ft	on 03-29-1997
47.	20.67 ft	on 06-04-1967
48.	20.60 ft	on 03-27-1997
49.	20.52 ft	on 05-06-1933
50.	20.33 ft	on 05-30-1984
51.	20.23 ft	on 12-28-1982
52.	20.05 ft	on 04-13-2020
53.	20.01 ft	on 04-28-2008
54.	19.92 ft	on 01-26-1991
55.	19.91 ft	on 03-19-1971
56.	19.85 ft	on 04-16-1980
57.	19.73 ft	on 11-14-1941
58.	19.67 ft	on 05-06-1936
59.	19.64 ft	on 03-21-1985
60.	19.33 ft	on 05-07-2025
61.	19.29 ft	on 05-30-2017
62.	19.24 ft	on 06-18-1995
63.	19.18 ft	on 06-12-1990
64.	19.10 ft	on 02-04-1930
65.	18.94 ft	on 02-02-2005
66.	18.90 ft	on 05-28-2009
67.	18.90 ft	on 04-03-1929
68.	18.85 ft	on 05-11-1994
69.	18.80 ft	on 04-15-1934
70.	18.71 ft	on 04-27-1993
71.	18.70 ft	on 12-31-1931
72.	18.48 ft	on 04-11-1978
73.	18.43 ft	on 03-12-1989
74.	18.16 ft	on 03-18-1976
75.	18.16 ft	on 02-19-1999
76.	18.12 ft	on 04-16-2021
77.	18.03 ft	on 03-12-2001
78.	17.80 ft	on 07-18-1928
79.	17.70 ft	on 04-15-2002
80.	17.68 ft	on 04-16-2002
81.	17.39 ft	on 05-17-1998
82.	17.38 ft	on 03-12-2003
83.	17.30 ft	on 05-18-1998
84.	17.16 ft	on 02-16-2010
85.	16.75 ft	on 04-24-1977
86.	16.75 ft	on 04-23-1977
87.	16.68 ft	on 06-10-1996
88.	16.60 ft	on 01-11-1988
89.	16.38 ft	on 03-18-1987
90.	16.34 ft	on 05-22-2013
91.	16.08 ft	on 01-28-2007
92.	16.05 ft	on 12-23-2004
93.	16.01 ft	on 12-20-1986
94.	15.95 ft	on 05-31-2022
95.	15.03 ft	on 03-03-2001
96.	14.80 ft	on 06-16-1981
97.	14.65 ft	on 12-31-1992
98.	14.50 ft	on 01-02-2012
99.	11.96 ft	on 04-17-2000
100.	11.80 ft	on 04-20-2000
101.	11.71 ft	on 03-30-2006
102.	3.10 ft	on 10-10-2013