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Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Lock are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 30 Moderate Flood Stage: 18 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 18.10 ft on 05/23/1973 (2) 17.40 ft on 05/28/2011 (3) 17.40 ft on 05/29/2011 (4) 13.71 ft on 03/16/2019 (5) 12.90 ft on 01/23/2016 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 13.71 ft on 03/16/2019 (2) 12.90 ft on 01/23/2016 (3) 17.40 ft on 05/29/2011 (4) 17.40 ft on 05/28/2011 (5) 12.40 ft on 04/28/2008 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.00 ft on 10/18/1976 (2) 0.00 ft on 01/14/1964 (3) 0.80 ft on 12/25/1989 (4) 1.00 ft on 02/16/1977 (5) 1.00 ft on 10/09/2000 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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30	The top of the levee protecting the town of Bayou Sorrel will be reached. Evacuation is strongly recommended.
18	Over 500,000 acres on the Floodway Side of the levee will be inundated. Recreational areas will be closed.
12	On the Floodway Side (FWS) of the protection levee, recreational activity and navigation on Grand River and the Atchafalaya River main channel may be curtailed because of increased flow.

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Latitude: 30.130000° N, Longitude: 91.322500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 ft 12 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 MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

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