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Mississippi River at Baton Rouge Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 26.81 ft at 3:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.76 ft at 4:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.66 ft at 5:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.64 ft at 6:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.68 ft at 7:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.61 ft at 8:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.56 ft at 9:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.49 ft at 10:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.48 ft at 11:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 26.39 ft at 12:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.35 ft at 1:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.24 ft at 2:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.25 ft at 3:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.17 ft at 4:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.2 ft at 5:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.17 ft at 6:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.1 ft at 7:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.01 ft at 8:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 26.01 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.96 ft at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.92 ft at 11:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.89 ft at 12:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.82 ft at 1:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.83 ft at 2:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.72 ft at 3:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.67 ft at 4:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.61 ft at 5:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.58 ft at 6:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.46 ft at 7:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.51 ft at 8:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.45 ft at 9:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.44 ft at 10:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.35 ft at 11:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 25.29 ft at 12:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 25.23 ft at 1:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 25.29 ft at 2:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 25.13 ft at 3:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 25.08 ft at 4:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 25.03 ft at 5:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.98 ft at 6:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.95 ft at 7:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.83 ft at 8:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.79 ft at 9:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.75 ft at 10:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.65 ft at 12:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.57 ft at 1:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.49 ft at 2:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.45 ft at 3:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.38 ft at 4:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.35 ft at 5:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.24 ft at 6:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.21 ft at 7:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.13 ft at 8:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.11 ft at 9:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 24.01 ft at 10:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 23.99 ft at 11:00PM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 23.87 ft at 12:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.84 ft at 1:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.79 ft at 2:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.72 ft at 3:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.71 ft at 4:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.64 ft at 5:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.57 ft at 6:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.61 ft at 7:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.47 ft at 8:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.41 ft at 9:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.34 ft at 10:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.42 ft at 11:00AM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.19 ft at 12:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.16 ft at 1:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.12 ft at 2:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 23.04 ft at 3:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.97 ft at 4:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.89 ft at 5:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.8 ft at 6:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.85 ft at 7:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.76 ft at 8:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.68 ft at 9:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.65 ft at 10:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.71 ft at 11:00PM Jan 21, 2021Observed: 22.56 ft at 12:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.59 ft at 1:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.51 ft at 2:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.48 ft at 3:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.41 ft at 4:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.37 ft at 5:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.44 ft at 6:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.35 ft at 7:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.4 ft at 8:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.28 ft at 9:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.15 ft at 10:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.28 ft at 11:00AM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.14 ft at 12:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.3 ft at 1:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.21 ft at 2:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.23 ft at 3:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.2 ft at 4:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.17 ft at 5:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.21 ft at 6:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.14 ft at 7:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.15 ft at 8:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.17 ft at 9:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.14 ft at 10:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.08 ft at 11:00PM Jan 22, 2021Observed: 22.11 ft at 12:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 22.04 ft at 1:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 22.05 ft at 2:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 22.02 ft at 3:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 22.03 ft at 4:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.86 ft at 5:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.97 ft at 6:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.95 ft at 7:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.83 ft at 8:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.85 ft at 9:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.8 ft at 10:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.8 ft at 11:00AM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.69 ft at 12:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.7 ft at 1:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.59 ft at 2:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.6 ft at 3:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.55 ft at 4:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.53 ft at 5:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.42 ft at 6:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.4 ft at 7:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.37 ft at 8:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.29 ft at 9:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.27 ft at 10:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.14 ft at 11:00PM Jan 23, 2021Observed: 21.16 ft at 12:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 21.12 ft at 1:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 21.16 ft at 2:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 21.01 ft at 3:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.98 ft at 4:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.92 ft at 5:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.88 ft at 6:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.82 ft at 7:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.75 ft at 8:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.65 ft at 9:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.63 ft at 10:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.57 ft at 11:00AM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.64 ft at 12:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.4 ft at 1:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.27 ft at 2:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.24 ft at 3:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.22 ft at 4:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.2 ft at 5:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.07 ft at 6:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 20.06 ft at 7:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 19.92 ft at 8:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 19.88 ft at 9:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 19.86 ft at 10:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 19.81 ft at 11:00PM Jan 24, 2021Observed: 19.76 ft at 12:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.72 ft at 1:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.67 ft at 2:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.65 ft at 3:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.61 ft at 4:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.57 ft at 5:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.52 ft at 6:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.48 ft at 7:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.41 ft at 8:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.25 ft at 9:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.27 ft at 10:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.24 ft at 11:00AM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.12 ft at 12:00PM Jan 25, 2021Observed: 19.1 ft at 1:00PM Jan 25, 2021Forecast: 19 ft 6:00PM Jan 25, 2021Forecast: 18.6 ft 12:00AM Jan 26, 2021Forecast: 18.3 ft 6:00AM Jan 26, 2021Forecast: 18 ft 12:00PM Jan 26, 2021Forecast: 17.6 ft 6:00PM Jan 26, 2021Forecast: 17.4 ft 12:00AM Jan 27, 2021Forecast: 17.2 ft 6:00AM Jan 27, 2021Forecast: 17 ft 12:00PM Jan 27, 2021Forecast: 16.7 ft 6:00PM Jan 27, 2021Forecast: 16.6 ft 12:00AM Jan 28, 2021Forecast: 16.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 28, 2021Forecast: 16.3 ft 12:00PM Jan 28, 2021Forecast: 16.2 ft 6:00PM Jan 28, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 12:00AM Jan 29, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 6:00AM Jan 29, 2021Forecast: 15.8 ft 12:00PM Jan 29, 2021Forecast: 15.8 ft 6:00PM Jan 29, 2021Forecast: 15.6 ft 12:00AM Jan 30, 2021Forecast: 15.6 ft 6:00AM Jan 30, 2021Forecast: 15.5 ft 12:00PM Jan 30, 2021Forecast: 15.5 ft 6:00PM Jan 30, 2021Forecast: 15.5 ft 12:00AM Jan 31, 2021Forecast: 15.6 ft 6:00AM Jan 31, 2021Forecast: 15.6 ft 12:00PM Jan 31, 2021Forecast: 15.6 ft 6:00PM Jan 31, 2021Forecast: 15.7 ft 12:00AM Feb 01, 2021Forecast: 15.8 ft 6:00AM Feb 01, 2021Forecast: 15.8 ft 12:00PM Feb 01, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 6:00PM Feb 01, 2021Forecast: 15.9 ft 12:00AM Feb 02, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 6:00AM Feb 02, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 12:00PM Feb 02, 2021Forecast: 16 ft 6:00PM Feb 02, 2021Forecast: 16.1 ft 12:00AM Feb 03, 2021Forecast: 16.2 ft 6:00AM Feb 03, 2021Forecast: 16.3 ft 12:00PM Feb 03, 2021Forecast: 16.4 ft 6:00PM Feb 03, 2021Forecast: 16.6 ft 12:00AM Feb 04, 2021Forecast: 16.8 ft 6:00AM Feb 04, 2021Forecast: 17.1 ft 12:00PM Feb 04, 2021Forecast: 17.4 ft 6:00PM Feb 04, 2021Forecast: 17.7 ft 12:00AM Feb 05, 2021Forecast: 18 ft 6:00AM Feb 05, 2021Forecast: 18.4 ft 12:00PM Feb 05, 2021Forecast: 18.8 ft 6:00PM Feb 05, 2021Forecast: 19.2 ft 12:00AM Feb 06, 2021Forecast: 19.6 ft 6:00AM Feb 06, 2021Forecast: 19.9 ft 12:00PM Feb 06, 2021Forecast: 20.2 ft 6:00PM Feb 06, 2021Forecast: 20.5 ft 12:00AM Feb 07, 2021Forecast: 20.8 ft 6:00AM Feb 07, 2021Forecast: 21.1 ft 12:00PM Feb 07, 2021Forecast: 21.4 ft 6:00PM Feb 07, 2021Forecast: 21.6 ft 12:00AM Feb 08, 2021Forecast: 21.8 ft 6:00AM Feb 08, 2021Highest Forecast: 22.1 ft 12:00PM Feb 08, 2021BTRL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:09PM Jan 25, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 9:42AM Jan 25)Latest observed value: 19.1 ft at 1:00 PM CST 25-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 35 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 40
Moderate Flood Stage: 38
Flood Stage: 35
Action Stage: 30
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 47.28 ft on 05/15/1927
(2) 45.18 ft on 05/16/1922
(3) 45.18 ft on 04/29/1945
(4) 45.01 ft on 05/18/2011
(5) 44.58 ft on 04/16/1945
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 44.18 ft on 03/18/2019
(2) 43.78 ft on 03/19/2018
(3) 40.60 ft on 05/30/2017
(4) 40.60 ft on 05/30/2017
(5) 38.47 ft on 03/21/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -0.07 ft on 11/14/1894
(2) 0.28 ft on 11/16/1895
(3) 0.38 ft on 01/09/1877
(4) 0.48 ft on 01/12/1918
(5) 0.58 ft on 11/26/1887
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47.28 This is the flood of record established on May 15, 1927.
43 Shipping and industrial activities are significantly affected. Unprotected low-lying areas will be flooded and agricultural operations will be impacted on the west side of the river. The city of Baton Rouge is protected by levees at this level.
40 The grounds of the older part of Louisiana State University's campus become soggy. This includes the area around the Veterinary Medicine building, the Veterinary Medicine Annex, the stadium and ball fields. The city of Baton Rouge and the main LSU campus are protected by levees at this level.
38 River traffic and industrial activity on the river side of the levees will be greatly affected. Navigational safety regulations will be strictly enforced.
36 River traffic and industrial activity on the river side of the levees will be greatly affected. Navigational safety regulations will be strictly enforced.
35 River islands from Red River Landing downstream to Baton Rouge will be inundated.
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Latitude: 30.429167° N, Longitude: 91.206944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 35 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 35 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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