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Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 11.88 ft at 10:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.84 ft at 10:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.87 ft at 10:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.87 ft at 10:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.86 ft at 11:00AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.85 ft at 11:15AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.85 ft at 11:30AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.84 ft at 11:45AM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.83 ft at 12:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.83 ft at 12:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.82 ft at 12:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.81 ft at 12:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.8 ft at 1:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.8 ft at 1:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 1:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.79 ft at 1:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.78 ft at 2:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.76 ft at 2:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.75 ft at 3:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.75 ft at 3:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.74 ft at 3:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.73 ft at 3:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.7 ft at 4:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.72 ft at 4:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.71 ft at 4:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.71 ft at 4:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.7 ft at 5:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.7 ft at 5:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 5:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.69 ft at 5:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 6:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 6:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 6:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.67 ft at 6:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 7:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 7:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 7:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.65 ft at 7:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 8:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.64 ft at 8:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 8:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.63 ft at 8:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 9:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.62 ft at 9:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 9:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.61 ft at 9:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 10:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 10:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.59 ft at 10:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.58 ft at 10:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.58 ft at 11:00PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.57 ft at 11:15PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.56 ft at 11:30PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.56 ft at 11:45PM Jan 16, 2021Observed: 11.55 ft at 12:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.55 ft at 12:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.54 ft at 12:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.54 ft at 12:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.53 ft at 1:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.53 ft at 1:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.52 ft at 1:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.51 ft at 1:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.51 ft at 2:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.5 ft at 2:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.5 ft at 2:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.48 ft at 3:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.48 ft at 3:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.47 ft at 3:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.46 ft at 4:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.46 ft at 4:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.45 ft at 4:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.45 ft at 4:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.44 ft at 5:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.44 ft at 5:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.43 ft at 5:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.42 ft at 5:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.42 ft at 6:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.41 ft at 6:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.41 ft at 6:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.4 ft at 6:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.4 ft at 7:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.39 ft at 7:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.38 ft at 8:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.37 ft at 8:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.36 ft at 8:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.35 ft at 9:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.34 ft at 9:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.34 ft at 9:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.33 ft at 9:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.33 ft at 10:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.32 ft at 10:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.31 ft at 10:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.31 ft at 10:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.3 ft at 11:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.29 ft at 11:15AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.29 ft at 11:30AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.28 ft at 11:45AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.26 ft at 12:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.25 ft at 12:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.25 ft at 1:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.24 ft at 1:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.24 ft at 1:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.23 ft at 1:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.22 ft at 2:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.2 ft at 3:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.19 ft at 3:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.18 ft at 3:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.16 ft at 4:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.16 ft at 4:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 5:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 5:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.14 ft at 5:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.13 ft at 5:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.13 ft at 6:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 6:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.1 ft at 7:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.1 ft at 7:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.1 ft at 8:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.08 ft at 8:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.07 ft at 9:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.06 ft at 9:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:15PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.03 ft at 11:30PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.03 ft at 11:45PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 11.02 ft at 12:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 11.02 ft at 12:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 11.01 ft at 12:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 11.01 ft at 12:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 11 ft at 1:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 11 ft at 1:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.99 ft at 1:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.99 ft at 1:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.98 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.97 ft at 2:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.97 ft at 2:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.96 ft at 2:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.95 ft at 3:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.94 ft at 3:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.94 ft at 3:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.93 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.91 ft at 4:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.91 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.88 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.86 ft at 6:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.85 ft at 7:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.83 ft at 8:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.81 ft at 8:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.8 ft at 9:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.79 ft at 9:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.78 ft at 9:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.78 ft at 10:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.77 ft at 10:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.76 ft at 10:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.72 ft at 10:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.74 ft at 11:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.74 ft at 11:15AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.72 ft at 11:30AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.73 ft at 11:45AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.72 ft at 12:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.71 ft at 12:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.7 ft at 12:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.69 ft at 1:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.69 ft at 1:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.68 ft at 1:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.66 ft at 1:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.66 ft at 2:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.65 ft at 2:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.64 ft at 2:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.64 ft at 3:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.61 ft at 3:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.63 ft at 3:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.62 ft at 4:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.61 ft at 4:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.61 ft at 4:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.6 ft at 4:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.58 ft at 5:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.58 ft at 6:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.57 ft at 6:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.57 ft at 6:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.56 ft at 6:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.56 ft at 7:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.55 ft at 7:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.55 ft at 7:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.54 ft at 7:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.54 ft at 8:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.53 ft at 8:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.53 ft at 8:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.52 ft at 8:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.52 ft at 9:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.51 ft at 9:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.51 ft at 9:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.5 ft at 9:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.5 ft at 10:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.49 ft at 10:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.49 ft at 10:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.48 ft at 10:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.48 ft at 11:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:15PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.46 ft at 11:45PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.44 ft at 1:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.42 ft at 1:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.42 ft at 2:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.41 ft at 2:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.41 ft at 2:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.41 ft at 2:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.4 ft at 3:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.39 ft at 3:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.39 ft at 3:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.39 ft at 3:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.38 ft at 4:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 4:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 4:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 5:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 6:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 6:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 6:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.33 ft at 6:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.35 ft at 7:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 7:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 7:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 7:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 8:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.36 ft at 8:15AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 8:30AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 8:45AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2021Forecast: 10.3 ft 12:00PM Jan 19, 2021Forecast: 10.2 ft 6:00PM Jan 19, 2021Forecast: 10.1 ft 12:00AM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 10.1 ft 6:00AM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 10.1 ft 12:00PM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 10.2 ft 6:00PM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 10.3 ft 12:00AM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 10.4 ft 6:00AM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 10.6 ft 12:00PM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 10.8 ft 6:00PM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 12:00AM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 6:00AM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 11.2 ft 12:00PM Jan 22, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 6:00PM Jan 22, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 12:00AM Jan 23, 2021Highest Forecast: 11.3 ft 6:00AM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 11.2 ft 12:00PM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 11.1 ft 6:00PM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 11 ft 12:00AM Jan 24, 2021Forecast: 10.8 ft 6:00AM Jan 24, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJEFT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:51AM Jan 19, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 7:53AM Jan 19)Latest observed value: 10.37 ft at 9:00 AM CST 19-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 21
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 12.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 22.42 ft on 04/29/1958
(2) 21.20 ft on 04/02/1945
(3) 19.61 ft on 03/12/2016
(4) 19.35 ft on 10/16/2009
(5) 19.34 ft on 12/28/1987
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.63 ft on 02/25/2018
(2) 14.09 ft on 04/16/2017
(3) 17.48 ft on 05/03/2016
(4) 19.61 ft on 03/12/2016
(5) 17.25 ft on 12/31/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.80 ft on 09/01/1956
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18 Expect moderate to severe lowland flooding with some secondary roadways near the bayou facing flooding.
15 Minor lowland flooding.
13 Lowland flooding will affect mainly timber resources.
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Latitude: 32.777778° N, Longitude: 94.357222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 29 171.47 ft 184.47 ft 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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