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Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrel Lock Stage (ft)Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 8.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 8.9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Highest Observation: 9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2023Highest Observation: 9 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 28, 2023Forecast: 8.5 ft 7:00PM Mar 28, 2023Forecast: 8.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 1:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 02, 2023Forecast: 8.5 ft 1:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8.6 ft 7:00AM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00PM Apr 03, 2023Forecast: 8.7 ft 1:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 04, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00AM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 8.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 05, 2023Forecast: 9 ft 1:00AM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 9 ft 7:00AM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 9 ft 1:00PM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 9 ft 7:00PM Apr 06, 2023Forecast: 9 ft 1:00AM Apr 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 1:00PM Apr 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 07, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 1:00PM Apr 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 08, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 09, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 09, 2023BSRL1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (10:54PM Mar 26, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:35AM Mar 26)Latest observed value: 9 ft at 7:00 AM CDT 26-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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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 05/29/2011
(3) 17.40 ft on 05/28/2011
(4) 13.71 ft on 03/16/2019
(5) 12.90 ft on 01/23/2016
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(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
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(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
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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

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(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
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