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Atchafalaya River at Simmesport Stage (ft)Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:00PM Dec 07, 2023Highest Observation: 5.7 ft at 8:15PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:30PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 8:45PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 9:15PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:45PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:00PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:15PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:30PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.66 ft at 10:45PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:00PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:15PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:30PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:45PM Dec 07, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 12:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 1:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.62 ft at 1:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 1:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.6 ft at 2:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 5:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 5:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 5:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 5:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 6:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 7:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 7:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 7:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 8:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 8:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 8:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 9:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 9:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 10:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 11:00AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:15AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:30AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 11:45AM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 12:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.41 ft at 1:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.33 ft at 2:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.38 ft at 2:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.3 ft at 3:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.38 ft at 3:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.39 ft at 3:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.39 ft at 4:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.44 ft at 5:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.44 ft at 6:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 7:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 8:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 10:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 10:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 10:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 11:00PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:15PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:30PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 11:45PM Dec 08, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 12:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 12:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 12:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 12:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 1:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 2:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 4:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 4:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 7:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 7:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 8:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 8:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.56 ft at 8:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.54 ft at 9:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 10:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 10:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 10:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:00AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:15AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:30AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.42 ft at 11:45AM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.28 ft at 12:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.34 ft at 12:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.29 ft at 1:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 1:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.28 ft at 2:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 2:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.28 ft at 3:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.25 ft at 3:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 4:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.23 ft at 5:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.28 ft at 6:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.25 ft at 6:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.25 ft at 7:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 7:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 7:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.27 ft at 7:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.26 ft at 8:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 8:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:15PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:30PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:45PM Dec 09, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.13 ft at 12:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 12:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 2:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 2:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.16 ft at 3:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 3:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 4:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 5:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 7:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.11 ft at 10:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.01 ft at 11:00AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.04 ft at 11:15AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:30AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5 ft at 11:45AM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5 ft at 12:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5 ft at 12:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5 ft at 12:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.97 ft at 2:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.98 ft at 2:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.95 ft at 2:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.97 ft at 3:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 3:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.92 ft at 4:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 4:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 4:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5 ft at 5:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:30PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.98 ft at 5:45PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.99 ft at 6:00PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:15PM Dec 10, 2023Observed: 5.01 ft at 6:30PM Dec 10, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 11, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 11, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 11, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 11, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 12, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 12, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 12, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 12, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 13, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 13, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 13, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 13, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 14, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 14, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 14, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 14, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 15, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 15, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 15, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 15, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 16, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 16, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 16, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 16, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 17, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 17, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 17, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 17, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 18, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 18, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 18, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 18, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 19, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 19, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 19, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 6:00PM Dec 19, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 12:00AM Dec 20, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 6:00AM Dec 20, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 20, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00PM Dec 20, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 21, 2023Forecast: 5.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 21, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 12:00PM Dec 21, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 6:00PM Dec 21, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 12:00AM Dec 22, 2023Forecast: 5.2 ft 6:00AM Dec 22, 2023Forecast: 5.3 ft 12:00PM Dec 22, 2023Forecast: 5.4 ft 6:00PM Dec 22, 2023Forecast: 5.5 ft 12:00AM Dec 23, 2023Forecast: 5.6 ft 6:00AM Dec 23, 2023Forecast: 5.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 23, 2023Forecast: 5.8 ft 6:00PM Dec 23, 2023Forecast: 5.8 ft 12:00AM Dec 24, 2023Highest Forecast: 5.9 ft 6:00AM Dec 24, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSMML1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:39PM Dec 10, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:46AM Dec 10)Latest observed value: 5.01 ft at 6:30 PM CST 10-Dec-2023. Flood Stage is 40 ft
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NOTE: 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.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Atchafalaya River at Simmesport are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 50
Moderate Flood Stage: 44
Flood Stage: 40
Action Stage: 35
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 59.13 ft on 05/16/1927
(2) 57.33 ft on 05/16/1922
(3) 57.14 ft on 04/30/1945
(4) 55.83 ft on 05/13/1912
(5) 55.03 ft on 03/01/1937
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 31.53 ft on 03/24/2022
(2) 34.87 ft on 04/11/2021
(3) 39.88 ft on 04/14/2020
(4) 42.06 ft on 03/13/2019
(5) 41.95 ft on 03/16/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.31 ft on 11/08/1891
(2) 0.31 ft on 11/01/1991
(3) 0.70 ft on 10/17/1976
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61 The river level is at the net grade protection of the levee system
60 The river is at the lowest height of the back ring protection levee around the city of Simmesport
43 The river stage is at the natural ground elevation of areas protected by the levee system
40 There will be flooding of areas inside the levees of the atchafalya floodway. Considerable flooding in the backwater storage area in Avoyelles Parish.
35 Backwater flooding of unprotected areas above Simmesport will begin
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Latitude: 30.982500° N, Longitude: 91.798333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 40 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 -0.12 ft 46.88 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available 47.00 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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