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Pearl River near Bogalusa Stage (ft)Observed: 13.99 ft at 12:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 1:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 1:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 2:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 2:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 3:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 3:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 4:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 4:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 5:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 5:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 6:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 6:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 7:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 7:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 8:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 8:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 9:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 9:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 10:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 10:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 11:00AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.97 ft at 11:30AM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 12:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.97 ft at 12:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 1:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 2:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.98 ft at 2:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 3:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 13.99 ft at 3:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 4:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14 ft at 4:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.01 ft at 5:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.01 ft at 5:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.02 ft at 6:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.03 ft at 6:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.03 ft at 7:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.03 ft at 7:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.04 ft at 8:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.05 ft at 8:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.06 ft at 9:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.07 ft at 9:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.07 ft at 10:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.07 ft at 10:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.08 ft at 11:00PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.08 ft at 11:30PM Jul 19, 2019Observed: 14.1 ft at 12:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.1 ft at 12:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.11 ft at 1:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.12 ft at 1:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.12 ft at 2:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.13 ft at 2:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.14 ft at 3:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.15 ft at 3:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.15 ft at 4:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.15 ft at 4:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.17 ft at 5:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.17 ft at 5:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.18 ft at 6:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.18 ft at 6:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.19 ft at 7:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.21 ft at 7:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.21 ft at 8:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.21 ft at 8:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.22 ft at 9:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.23 ft at 9:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.24 ft at 10:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.24 ft at 10:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.24 ft at 11:00AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.26 ft at 11:30AM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.26 ft at 12:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.27 ft at 12:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.28 ft at 1:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.28 ft at 1:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.3 ft at 2:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.31 ft at 2:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.32 ft at 3:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.32 ft at 3:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.34 ft at 4:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.34 ft at 4:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.34 ft at 5:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.36 ft at 5:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.37 ft at 6:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.38 ft at 6:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.38 ft at 7:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.39 ft at 7:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.39 ft at 8:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.41 ft at 8:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.41 ft at 9:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.43 ft at 9:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.44 ft at 10:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.44 ft at 10:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.45 ft at 11:00PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.45 ft at 11:30PM Jul 20, 2019Observed: 14.45 ft at 12:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.46 ft at 12:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.47 ft at 1:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.47 ft at 1:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.48 ft at 2:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.49 ft at 2:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.5 ft at 3:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.5 ft at 3:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.51 ft at 4:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.51 ft at 4:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.52 ft at 5:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.53 ft at 5:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.53 ft at 6:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.53 ft at 6:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.54 ft at 7:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.53 ft at 7:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.54 ft at 8:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.54 ft at 8:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.55 ft at 9:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.54 ft at 9:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.54 ft at 10:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.55 ft at 10:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.55 ft at 11:00AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.55 ft at 11:30AM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.57 ft at 12:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.58 ft at 12:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.58 ft at 1:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.59 ft at 1:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.6 ft at 2:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.6 ft at 2:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.6 ft at 3:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.61 ft at 3:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.62 ft at 4:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.62 ft at 4:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.62 ft at 5:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.64 ft at 5:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.64 ft at 6:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.64 ft at 6:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.65 ft at 7:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.65 ft at 7:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.67 ft at 8:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.68 ft at 8:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.68 ft at 9:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.68 ft at 9:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.69 ft at 10:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.68 ft at 10:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.7 ft at 11:00PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.7 ft at 11:30PM Jul 21, 2019Observed: 14.71 ft at 12:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.72 ft at 12:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.74 ft at 1:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.73 ft at 1:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.74 ft at 2:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.75 ft at 2:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.76 ft at 3:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.76 ft at 3:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.77 ft at 4:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.77 ft at 4:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.78 ft at 5:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.79 ft at 5:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.8 ft at 6:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.81 ft at 6:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.85 ft at 7:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.83 ft at 7:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.83 ft at 8:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.85 ft at 8:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.86 ft at 9:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.87 ft at 10:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.89 ft at 11:00AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.91 ft at 11:30AM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.92 ft at 12:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.95 ft at 1:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.96 ft at 1:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 14.98 ft at 2:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15 ft at 2:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.01 ft at 3:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.04 ft at 3:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.05 ft at 4:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.07 ft at 4:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.07 ft at 5:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.09 ft at 5:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.11 ft at 6:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.13 ft at 6:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.15 ft at 7:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.18 ft at 7:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.2 ft at 8:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.23 ft at 8:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.24 ft at 9:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.27 ft at 9:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.28 ft at 10:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.3 ft at 10:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.33 ft at 11:00PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.34 ft at 11:30PM Jul 22, 2019Observed: 15.36 ft at 12:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.38 ft at 12:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.4 ft at 1:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.41 ft at 1:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.43 ft at 2:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.44 ft at 2:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.48 ft at 3:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.49 ft at 3:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.52 ft at 4:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.53 ft at 4:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.56 ft at 5:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.6 ft at 5:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.6 ft at 6:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.63 ft at 6:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.64 ft at 7:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.66 ft at 7:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.68 ft at 8:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.69 ft at 8:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.72 ft at 9:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.73 ft at 9:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.75 ft at 10:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.76 ft at 10:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.79 ft at 11:00AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.81 ft at 11:30AM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.83 ft at 12:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.84 ft at 12:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.88 ft at 1:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.89 ft at 1:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.91 ft at 2:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.92 ft at 2:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.94 ft at 3:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.96 ft at 3:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.97 ft at 4:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 15.98 ft at 4:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16 ft at 5:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16 ft at 5:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.03 ft at 6:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.04 ft at 6:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.06 ft at 7:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.06 ft at 7:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.09 ft at 8:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.1 ft at 8:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.11 ft at 9:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.11 ft at 9:30PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.13 ft at 10:00PM Jul 23, 2019Observed: 16.14 ft at 10:30PM Jul 23, 2019Highest Observation: 16.16 ft at 11:00PM Jul 23, 2019Forecast: 16.4 ft 1:00AM Jul 24, 2019Forecast: 16.6 ft 7:00AM Jul 24, 2019Forecast: 16.8 ft 1:00PM Jul 24, 2019Forecast: 16.8 ft 7:00PM Jul 24, 2019Forecast: 16.9 ft 1:00AM Jul 25, 2019Highest Forecast: 17 ft 7:00AM Jul 25, 2019Highest Forecast: 17 ft 1:00PM Jul 25, 2019Forecast: 16.9 ft 7:00PM Jul 25, 2019Forecast: 16.8 ft 1:00AM Jul 26, 2019Forecast: 16.7 ft 7:00AM Jul 26, 2019Forecast: 16.5 ft 1:00PM Jul 26, 2019Forecast: 16.3 ft 7:00PM Jul 26, 2019Forecast: 16.1 ft 1:00AM Jul 27, 2019Forecast: 15.9 ft 7:00AM Jul 27, 2019Forecast: 15.8 ft 1:00PM Jul 27, 2019Forecast: 15.6 ft 7:00PM Jul 27, 2019Forecast: 15.4 ft 1:00AM Jul 28, 2019Forecast: 15.2 ft 7:00AM Jul 28, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBXAL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:08AM Jul 24, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 8:47AM Jul 23)Latest observed value: 16.16 ft at 11:00 PM CDT 23-Jul-2019. Flood Stage is 18 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 23
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 18
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.23 ft on 04/24/1979
(2) 22.78 ft on 04/08/1983
(3) 22.75 ft on 03/13/2016
(4) 22.42 ft on 03/31/1980
(5) 22.17 ft on 05/11/1991
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.40 ft on 06/07/2017
(2) 15.30 ft on 08/16/2016
(3) 22.75 ft on 03/13/2016
(4) 21.07 ft on 02/12/2016
(5) 20.50 ft on 03/09/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 4.80 ft on 10/31/1963
(2) 5.11 ft on 09/27/1963
(3) 5.36 ft on 09/15/1954
(4) 5.50 ft on 10/29/1943
(5) 5.63 ft on 09/19/1972
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23.23 Flood of Record occurred on April 24, 1979. Sections of LA Highways 10 and 21 will be inundated. Water will back up along Coburn Creek and Bogalusa Creek.
23 Flood of Record occurred on April 24, 1979. Property east of Louisiana Highway 21 along Bogalusa Creek will flood. Bogalusa Creek will back up threatening the Sewage Treatment Plant. Homes south of Bogalusa Creek and east of Highway 21 will flood. The city water treatment plant and property near City Hall will be threatened by flooding.
22 Woodlands and crop acreage along the river will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management area will be inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads. At 21 feet, property east of Highway 21 along Bogalusa Creek will begin to flood. Bogalusa Creek will back up threatening the Sewage Treatment Plant. Homes south of Bogalusa Creek and east of Highway 21 will flood.
21 Woodlands and crop acreage along the river will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management area will be inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads. At 21 feet, property east of Louisiana Highway 21 along Bogalusa Creek will begin to flood.
20 Woodlands and crop acreage along the river will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management area will be inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads.
18.5 Woodlands and crop acreage along the river will be flooded. The Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management area will be inundated with water in recreational camps and over access roads.
17 Woodlands and crop acreage along the river will be flooded.
16 Woodlands along the river and wildlife management property will be flooded
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Latitude: 30.793056° N, Longitude: 89.820833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 18 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 Not Available Not Available 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 55 ft 73 ft  

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