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Tchefuncte River near Covington Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 12.37 ft at 2:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.36 ft at 3:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.36 ft at 3:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 3:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 3:45PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 4:00PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:15PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:30PM Jul 26, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 7:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 8:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 8:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 8:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 8:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 9:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 9:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 9:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 9:45AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 10:00AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 10:15AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 10:30AM Jul 27, 2021Observed: 11.94 ft at 7:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.95 ft at 8:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.95 ft at 8:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.96 ft at 8:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.97 ft at 8:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.98 ft at 9:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.99 ft at 9:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 12 ft at 9:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 12 ft at 9:45AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 12 ft at 10:00AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 12.01 ft at 10:15AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 12.02 ft at 10:30AM Jul 28, 2021Observed: 11.54 ft at 8:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.55 ft at 9:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.56 ft at 9:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.57 ft at 9:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.58 ft at 9:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 10:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 10:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 10:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 10:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 11:00AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 11:15AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 11:30AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 11:45AM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 12:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 12:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 12:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 12:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 1:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 1:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 1:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 1:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 3:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 3:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 3:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 3:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 4:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 4:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 4:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 4:45PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:00PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:15PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:30PM Jul 29, 2021Observed: 11.83 ft at 6:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.81 ft at 7:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.81 ft at 7:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.79 ft at 7:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.79 ft at 7:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.78 ft at 8:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 8:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.76 ft at 8:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.75 ft at 8:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.74 ft at 9:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.74 ft at 9:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.73 ft at 9:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.72 ft at 9:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.72 ft at 10:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.71 ft at 10:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.7 ft at 10:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 10:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 11:00AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 11:15AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 11:30AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 11:45AM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 12:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 12:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 12:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 12:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 1:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 1:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 1:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 1:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 2:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 2:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 2:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 2:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 3:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 3:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 3:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 3:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 4:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 5:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 5:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 5:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 5:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 6:00PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 6:15PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 6:30PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.48 ft at 11:45PM Jul 30, 2021Observed: 11.47 ft at 12:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.47 ft at 12:15AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.45 ft at 12:30AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.22 ft at 7:45AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.22 ft at 8:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.21 ft at 8:15AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.2 ft at 8:30AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.19 ft at 8:45AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.19 ft at 9:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.18 ft at 9:15AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.18 ft at 9:30AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.17 ft at 9:45AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.17 ft at 10:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.16 ft at 10:15AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:30AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:45AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 11:00AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.14 ft at 11:15AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.14 ft at 11:30AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.13 ft at 11:45AM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:00PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:15PM Jul 31, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 12:30PM Jul 31, 2021Forecast: 11.2 ft 7:00PM Jul 31, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 1:00AM Aug 01, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 7:00AM Aug 01, 2021Forecast: 11.2 ft 1:00PM Aug 01, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00PM Aug 01, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 1:00AM Aug 02, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00AM Aug 02, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 1:00PM Aug 02, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 7:00PM Aug 02, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 1:00AM Aug 03, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 7:00AM Aug 03, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 1:00PM Aug 03, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 7:00PM Aug 03, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 1:00AM Aug 04, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 7:00AM Aug 04, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 1:00PM Aug 04, 2021Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00PM Aug 04, 2021Forecast: 10.9 ft 1:00AM Aug 05, 2021Forecast: 10.9 ft 7:00AM Aug 05, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCUSL1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:40PM Jul 31, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 8:54AM Jul 31)Latest observed value: 11.11 ft at 12:30 PM CDT 31-Jul-2021. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tchefuncte River near Covington are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 28
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 18
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 32.00 ft on 02/03/1988
(2) 31.25 ft on 02/28/1987
(3) 31.20 ft on 03/12/2016
(4) 30.02 ft on 08/14/2016
(5) 29.86 ft on 05/03/1953
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 26.56 ft on 05/13/2019
(2) 27.58 ft on 12/29/2018
(3) 22.61 ft on 04/03/2017
(4) 30.02 ft on 08/14/2016
(5) 31.20 ft on 03/12/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 8.00 ft on 10/10/1997
(2) 8.80 ft on 10/31/2000
(3) 9.00 ft on 07/30/2000
(4) 9.30 ft on 06/26/2002
(5) 9.73 ft on 02/24/2011
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32 Flood of Record occurred on February 2, 1988. LA Highway 21 and neighborhood roads will be impassable. U.S. Highway 190 will be inundated. Flowers Estates will be inundated, along with other neighborhoods along LA Highway 21. Evacuations will be necessary. Water will back up on Horse Branch and Pruden Creek.
31 Several areas will be impacted with impassable roads. U.S. Highway 190 will be flooded, along with LA Highway 21. Flowers Estates will be inundated, along with several other neighborhoods along Highway 21. Water will back up on Horse Branch and Pruden Creek.
28.5 Louisiana Highway 21 closed, water will be over the roadway surface of the bridge. Flowers Estates will be inundated. A few homes not elevated will flood. Homes along Old Landing and Riverbend Lane will flood. Homes near Highway 1077 and in the Tantella Ranch Road area will flood.
28 Flowers Estates will be inundated. A few homes not elevated will flood. Homes along Old Landing and Riverbend Lane will flood. Homes near Highway 1077 and in the Tantella Ranch Road area will flood.
26 The entrance road to Camp Tchefuncte will flood. The campgrounds will be inaccessible by auto and evacuation of the campground area is advised. Homes between Tantella Ranch Road and the river as well as homes on Trinchard Road and Louisiana Highway 1077 will be threatened.
22 Tchefuncte River camp grounds will be under a few inches of water. The Goodbee community is threatened with flooding. Water will invade Camp Tchefuncte's parking lot. Vehicles must be removed to higher ground.
20 Water will invade Camp Tchefuncte's parking lot. Vehicles must be removed to higher ground.
18 The Camp Tchefuncte softball field will be under water. The camp parking lot is threatened with flooding and vehicles are advised to be moved if higher river stages are anticipated.
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Latitude: 30.494444° N, Longitude: 90.169444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 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 20 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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