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Black Cypress Bayou near Jefferson Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 11.99 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2019Highest Observation: 11.99 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.98 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.98 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.97 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.97 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.96 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.95 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.94 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.94 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.94 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.93 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.93 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.92 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.91 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.91 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.9 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.9 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.89 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.88 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.88 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.87 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.87 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.86 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.85 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.84 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.84 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.83 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.83 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.83 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.82 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.81 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.8 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.8 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.78 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.76 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.76 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.77 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.74 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.73 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.74 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.74 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.71 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.72 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.72 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.71 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.71 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.7 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.69 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.68 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.66 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.65 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.65 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.65 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.64 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.62 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.63 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.62 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.62 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.61 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.61 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.6 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.6 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.59 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.57 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.57 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.56 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.56 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.55 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.56 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.55 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.55 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.53 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.52 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.53 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2019Observed: 11.52 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.51 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.51 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.5 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.5 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.49 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.48 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.48 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.47 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.47 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.46 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.46 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.45 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.43 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.44 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.43 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.42 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.41 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.4 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.41 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.4 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.36 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.35 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.33 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.33 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.31 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.31 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.3 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.29 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.28 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.28 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.24 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.24 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.25 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.23 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.23 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.2 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.2 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.19 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.19 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.18 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.18 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.19 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.18 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.15 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.15 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.02 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.04 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.03 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.05 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.06 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.07 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.08 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2019Observed: 11.09 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.11 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.12 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.13 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.14 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.15 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.16 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2019Observed: 11.17 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2019Highest Forecast: 10.8 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2019Forecast: 10.6 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 10.5 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2019Forecast: 10.4 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 10.2 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2019Forecast: 10 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 9.8 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2019Forecast: 9.5 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2019Forecast: 9.3 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2019Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2019Forecast: 9 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2019Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2019Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2019Forecast: 8.6 ft 1:00PM May 26, 2019Forecast: 8.4 ft 7:00PM May 26, 2019Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM May 27, 2019Forecast: 8.1 ft 7:00AM May 27, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJEFT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:36AM May 23, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 8:31AM May 22)Latest observed value: 11.17 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 23-May-2019. 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  

Current/Historical Observations:
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